Cuba Vision trip for Pastors, Youth Pastors, Missions Pastors, and Church Leaders!
Less than 90 miles from the United States lies the largest island in the Caribbean, Cuba. It has the second largest population in the region, and before the US Embargo of 1960, was one of the most advanced and prosperous nations in Latin America. From quality education, high life expectancy, and technological advances like telephones and automobiles, life in Cuba in the 1950’s was good.
Enter the Communist Revolution in 1959.
Economic depression followed the Soviet Union’s collapse. The Embargo limited trade and tourism to the nation in 1960, and the combination of those three factors left Cuba stuck in the 1950’s, its once thriving economy unable to advance.
Now in 2015, it’s a nation without modern technology, appliances, or automobiles newer than the 1950’s.
Adventures began officially going to Cuba in 2012, before the Embargo lifted. What we found was a nation hungry for Christ and a growing church inviting us to partner with them.
Officially, Cuba is a secular nation. There is no national religion, although 59% of the population would call themselves Catholic. There is no organized faith. While it isn’t illegal to be a Christian in Cuba, churches are against the law – as are all religious buildings, no matter the faith. Old monasteries and cathedrals sit empty, their halls echoing with the memories of those who used to fill them. Christians cannot meet with others to worship; neither can they share their faith with others.
They live in secret.
This vision team will fly in through one of seven chartered flights from Miami to Havana, spend a day experiencing the culture and sights of the capital city, then head to the ministry location, Santi Spiritus, a 500-year-old city four hours away.
Santi Spiritus is the home of a pastor of over 100 churches throughout the nation. During this 4 day/3 night vision trip, pastors, youth pastors, missions pastors, and church leaders will see the firsthand the church growth in this section of the country, visit the farm funding church plants throughout the region, and visit a small cement-block making operation responsible for constructing physical churches in the area.
You will stay in government-approved hostels, debrief on a rooftop overlooking the city, and be a part of the exciting work God is doing in the growing Cuban church.
For the first time in half a century, Cuba is officially open to Americans. With a growing church network, members hungry for encouragement from Christians across the world, and so many who have never heard the Gospel, this literally is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
