Cuba Update - Summer 2011

Greetings to all of you in the awe-inspiring name of Jesus Christ! It’s been a whirlwind of a year and we find ourselves half-way through 2011! Despite the quickening pace of time and a seemingly endless amount of things to do, God always finds a way to do amazing things. We wanted to take a few moments to provide an update regarding the work that the Lord has done in Cuba so far this year.

In late 2010 we were able to raise enough money to acquire and renovate a church for a growing congregation. The old location would seat about 30 people comfortably, but the church was growing and did not accommodate all those that wanted to attend services. Nearby was a building that was available and with your assistance and support we were able to move into the new space, renovate it to more efficiently meet the needs of the congregation, and start holding services. It now will seat close to 100 people comfortably!

In addition to physical growth, the church in Cuba has been growing spiritually under the new leadership of Bishop Barbaro Gonzalez and other newly elected Cuban national officials. The national board is dedicated to the purpose of the Lord and eager to continue their partnership with the ALJC and churches here in the States. We’ve been adding existing congregations from all over the nation of Cuba to the national organization, from the tip of Pinar del Rio to the extremes of Santiago de Cuba. At this moment we estimate that over 20 churches are gathering and working together to spread the truth throughout the nation of Cuba.

Due to visa restrictions and hindrances on both the part of the United States and Cuban governments, we are not able to reside in Cuba. This is a grave disappointment to us, but we are making the most of the circumstance by traveling to Cuba as frequently as possible via short term trips. In the meantime all contributed funds to the ALJC for The Rennard Family – Cuba are funneled directly to travel, works, and mission related needs in the nation of Cuba. If you have any questions regarding our current plans, ministry approach, or projects we are working on, please feel free to contact us via the information on this site.

We will be traveling to Cuba in the Fall of 2011 to meet with the newly added churches, host training seminars, and review ongoing projects. Please be praying for this trip!

We greatly appreciate your support and continued prayers for the nation of Cuba. The Cuban church is in a time of transition and need your assistance. If you’d like to contribute to and pray directly for a few of the projects we are working towards, please make note of the following:

1. New Church Construction / Acquirement: Carlos Lago in Casablanca - $15,000 USD
2. Repairs / Expansion of Agua Vida: Aleyda in Pinar del Rio - $4,000 USD

Though many of our projects are on the local church level, we are also committed to providing a central location to continually train and equip leadership and ministry. We have acquired the use of a large tract of land to utilize for the first ever Apostolic Institute in Cuba. However, the financial need to construct such a facility is large. Please be praying for this endeavor as it can revolutionize the church in Cuba.

Back in the States!

Greetings!

First, thank you to everyone for your prayers and support while we were in Cuba the past three months! We had an extremely productive trip - God did many wonderful things! We are looking forward to publishing more information and news about what happened in Cuba the first quarter of the year!

We are currently working on getting acclimated to the change in landscape, living, and life in general. Three months in a totally different nation really does make a change in your outlook and the things you are used to! It was a blessing for us to serve the Lord in Cuba and are excited about what the future holds.

Though we are going to provide a more detailed report soon, I wanted to give you a glimpse of what happened the past few weeks we were in Cuba as well as our upcoming plans!

Most of you know, but we held a conference for all of the churches towards the end of March. During this conference over 100 people received the baptism of the Holy Ghost and many received miraculous healings! God has continued what he started last August! In addition to the two conferences and those that have received the baptism in their local churches during our visits, we are estimating that over 250 have received the baptism of the Holy Ghost since October 2007! That is just six months!

Cuban pastors are reporting great revivals in their churches, miracles, and so much more. We are truly a blessed people to see revival like this and are humbled by the experience.

If you would like to play a part in this Cuban Pentecost, please contact us at info@cubaforchrist.net. We are partnering with Apostolics worldwide in efforts to see endtime revival throughout the world!

More information will becoming soon - in addition to video and photos!

In servitude,

James Rennard