Cuba Update & Opportunity

Dear Friends of Cuba,

We hope you are having a great weekend. Thanks so much for your continued prayer support for our brothers and sisters in Cuba. The Christmas season is in full swing there as the choirs practice for Christmas 'cantatas' and drama presentations.

 

Lord willing, in 34 days, a team of 5 missionaries will be traveling on mission to Cuba! Our mission focus for this trip will be 'Moms and Babies.'  We have learned that in the churches we partner with, there are 27 babies due between now and March 2012!

I just received 40 coupons for $1 off the purchase of Desitin...If you would like to bless a family in Cuba by purchasing a tube of Desitin,...drop by the 'greeting cart,' located on the south side of the FBCWPB church steps, tomorrow morning, between 9:55 and 10:15 a.m. and pick up a coupon!

We will be taking food and medicine to Cuba, in January 2012. Our contacts in Cuba have requested specific items.

Gently used or new:

êBaby clothes, shoes, blankets, towels, toys, stuffed animals

êCloth diapers, diaper pins, plastic pants, disposable diapers

êBaby bottles, sippy cups, spoons, plates

Also needed:

êBaby aspirin, pain relievers, fever reducers, Desitin, Balmax

êBaby allergy medicine, cold & cough medicine, stomach medicine

êPowdered baby formula, Cod liver oil, powdered milk

êBaby shampoo, powder, lotion, baby vitamins

On or before January 8, 2012,

Label items ‘Cuba-Virginia Hansen’

and place items in the RED ‘Cuba’ Box located on the 3rd floor, in DC Room 326, at FBCWPB.

For more information, contact Virginia Hansen at:

vacasa@bellsouth.net   l   (561)712-1234   l    www.cuba4christ.org

Take a look at some of the babies and families we know in Cuba:

    

Please pray and ask God how He wants you to be involved with this opportunity to help our Cuban brothers and sisters.

Also, please remember Maria Rosa Bernal, Mary F. Daunhauer, Jeff Finley, Virginia Hansen, and Frank Miller, the January 2012 Cuba Mission Team, in prayer, as they prepare for the upcoming trip.

Cuba para Cristo!

Virginia

Commit to pray for CUBA
Mateo 28:19 Vayan y hagan discipulos en todas las naciones.
www.cuba4christ.org

Praise God for many new believers...

We have wonderful news to share with you concerning a church we partner with in Havana. 

After several months of prayer and preparation, members of McCall Baptist Church began a concentrated effort to invite their un-churched neighbors and friends to visit the church.  In November, several events for adults, young people and children took place at the church.  Many new families and visitors attended the activities.   There were Christian concerts, sports demonstrations and an art exhibit.  In each event, everyone was pointed to Jesus.  The Gospel was shared and opportunities were provided for anyone to come and learn more about the saving grace found in Jesus.  We received news from the church that 150 people accepted Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord!  Please rejoice with our Cuban friends as they begin discipleship classes for these new believers!  Pray for McCall Baptist Church, Pastor Daniel, his wife, Ana Isabel, and their three children as they continue to minister to their congregation and their neighborhood.  We look forward to connecting with them when we go back in January 2012.   

Ana Isabel and Pastor Daniel

Cuba Mission Team is back from Cuba!

The October 29 to November 5, 2011, Missionary Team is back from Cuba!

Gayle Powell, Katie Gentry, Jim Reid, Judy Ratzlaff, Mary Daunhauer, Bud Broda, Frank Jassir, Yla Flores, Steven Hansen-(Steve & Virginia’s 13 year-old son,) and Virginia Hansen.

Thanks for your prayers and support…

While in Cuba, God provided so many opportunities for our team to meet with and serve children, their families, pastors, their leadership teams, seminary students and their professors. Because of illness, Judy could not join the trip but we have learned that she is feeling much better.

We were two churches--FBC of Orange Park and FBC of West Palm Beach- going as one team, united to share the love of Christ with everyone we met during the week. Due to a change in the school schedule, the students were in school last week, and we left the Vacation Bible School materials with the churches for future use.

*Praise God all of our team members were granted Cuban Religious Entry Visas.

*Praise God for the Garner Family and for the use of their van and enclosed trailer to transport some of our team members and the 27 duffle bags and 20+ carry-on bags to Ft. Lauderdale.

*Praise God for the Gentry Family who drove their SUV to take and bring back team members from the airport.

*Praise God for the overall savings of $860 on the airline tickets and luggage weight charges.

*Praise God that the tropical storm did not impact our week of activities.

*Praise God that all of our carry-on luggage and duffle bags went through Cuban and American Customs without incident!

*Praise God for allowing us to meet with and begin partnerships with new churches, new missions, new house churches and new ministries.

*Praise God that we saw girls and boys participating in AWANA Programs-(OANSA).

*Praise God for the opportunity to attend two Cuban Christian musical concerts.

*Praise God for churches shining the ‘light’ in the midst of neighborhoods where ‘Santeria’ abounds.

*Praise God for the Baptist Home where 19 residents are cared for each day.

*Praise God for new branches of the Seminary being established in order to serve more students who are studying to become future pastors and worship leaders.

*Praise God for children who love memorizing scripture verses and songs as they learn about Jesus.

*Praise God for the many volunteers who lead, prepare and work with the children and student ministries in the churches and missions in Cuba.

*Praise God that all 650 pairs of underwear, 800 pairs of socks, 510 beanie babies, clothes, shoes, medicine, food and other resources were distributed to our partners at churches, missions, and ministry groups on the island.

*Praise God for the opportunities to share the gospel and for the many hearts who are now serving Jesus day by day.

Please pray as we prepare for the January 14 to 21, 2012 Cuba Mission Trip.

Information on the Spring, 2012 Cuba Mission Trip will be shared on Sunday, January 22, 2012, in DC Room 305, at 12:30 pm, at FBCWPB.

Check out more details on the Cuba 4 Christ web page: www.cuba4christ.org