We hope this update finds you all doing well and busy with the work of God. As most of you know, we have been home for three weeks now. It has been quite an adjustment. For some reason, it is a more difficult adjustment coming to the U.S. from Cuba than going to Cuba from the U.S. I believe that once you find the exact place God wants you to be, that place becomes like home.
Of course, it has been a joy to see our family, friends, and be part of Faith Apostolic Church again. We are making plans to begin deputation to raise funds for future trips. We are currently planning to return to Cuba in August, unless God opens a door for us to return sooner. We will stay for another three months, return to the U.S. for National Youth Convention and Christmas, then return in January for three more months.
We feel that our trip was an overwhelming success. We were able to visit every pastor and talk about their vision and their needs for their church. Jimmie preached several times a week, did leadership training, and evangelism training. We saw a visible difference in people's faith. Where once people were very timid about seeking after God, by the time we left people were crying out to God in expectation.
Jimmie preached at a Trinitarian church about the Oneness of God and Jesus' name baptism. We are thrilled to announce that a week after we left, the Cuban leadership baptized 20 people from this congregation in Jesus' name! We are believing that a pattern is being established... that entire churches will be converted to the truth of the Oneness of God.
We want to thank the people who have given so generously to God's work in Cuba. We take very seriously that you have entrusted us with your money. We are happy to report that God blessed our finances in a supernatural way. We budgeted our money very carefully, and were still shocked at how little money we required to live. The remainder of the money was used to fund the Conference in March and help with various projects. Over half of the money we took with us was used to fund various projects associated with our mission. Praise God! Please pray that God will continue to bless our finances in the future.
The Conference held in March will be considered a pivotal moment in the history of the Apostolic Church in Cuba. Over 100 more people received the Holy Ghost. It was amazing, and we are humbled to have taken part in it. Beyond people receiving the Holy Ghost, there was an equipping and empowering to do the work of God that took place. The Cuban church is ready to get the word out, spread the gospel, and get busy with the work of God. We have faith that we will return to a church that is growing and thriving even more than when we left. Thanks so much to Pastor Logue, Baruch, Nathaniel, Bro. Tisdale, Bro. Nathan Kern, and Bro. Ball for coming and ministering so effectively at the Conference.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time. We welcome your comments as well. If you are interested in our family visiting your church to share our burden for Cuba, please contact us soon. We thank you all again for your prayers and support. God Bless You!
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