Cuba: God at Work in the Midst of Hardship

God is Always Working

Cuba has long been an under-resourced country, and in the years leading up to and following COVID, the circumstances have deteriorated rapidly. Many people have left the country due to dire conditions, with estimates indicating that approximately 20% of the population has left since 2021. Even so, church leaders have indicated that people are coming to faith in Jesus Christ in greater numbers than they have seen in many years. We should not be surprised that God is always working, and ever present in the midst of suffering to gather His children unto Himself. All He asks is that we join with Him.

This is where we come in as a people called into mission with God, in Cuba – and around the world. The great challenge in Cuba is how to resource the work of the church in a country with so few resources and a daily struggle to survive. For Baptists on Mission, we have provided resources through mission teams that travel and work on projects such as the Eastern Baptist Association Convention offices, the Baptist Seminary(s), and the Retirement Center. Building a project is one mission; operating and maintaining it over time is another. Many of you reading this article have participated in these projects. What is needed is a sustainable structure for financial resources, along with effective leadership, that enables Cuban leaders on the ground to plan and carry out short-term needs and long- term strategies for spreading the Gospel with greater confidence each day.

After much prayer and planning, a new non-profit has been formed, Sharing Hope Global, Inc., to establish an endowment type fund for Cuba missions whereby the income from professionally managed funds will go to fund the operations of the Seminaries, and the Retirement Home as well as contribute to planting churches and sending missionaries throughout Cuba. The goal is to raise $1,000,000 for these efforts. At 5%, or $50,000 in earnings, that is enough money to fund the operations of the projects mentioned and the entire budget of all the churches in the Eastern Baptist Convention. Some years will be more, some less, but this resource will go a long way toward providing sustainable resources for the Kingdom’s efforts in a place where resources are among the most difficult to access in the world.

For more information, email info@sharinghopeglobal.org.