![]() ![]() There aren’t many Christian resources in Cuba. Ultimately, we need to take responsibility for ourselves and our nation, and not just wait for outside intervention.” We need to see how the Gospel goes beyond our own needs. But I believe it’s important that we shift our mentality. He explained, “The Cuban church is strong and filled with passion. ![]() This shift requires growth and maturity that can only come through a new perspective. That’s why Yassir wants his people to embrace a new identity: a life defined by what they can give. Despite this challenge, Yassir is committed to sharing a new message with his people, a message of transformation that can lead to national revival.Ĭubans, in general, have been conditioned toward communistic consumption. Over the years, Cubans have long suffered under the oppression of a single message: communism. The more people we have in church who are less instructed in the Word of God, the less solidity we have. We lack literature for people to read and study on their own. Joseph Serwadda, a leader from Uganda who oversees a group of churches that number approximately 27,000, echoes this need among pastors and leaders all over the world: “Our biggest need is not money or bigger buildings, but solid teaching. When leaders from these nations are given a book, they treat it as sacred gift! They even hand-write books and Bibles word for word so that they can spread this message of hope to others in their sphere of influence.ĭr. In some developing nations, people have never seen a book in their language. This may sound extreme, but in America we have an abundance of books and resources that are available to us that are often taken for granted. Over the past decade, numerous pastors and leaders from all over the world have been crying out (and even begging us) for discipleship resources in their language. ![]()
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