Despite Cuba's isolation, the church experiences revival

Cuba-The Republic of Cuba is a Secular state.The Cuban people live in abject poverty,and the larger faith communities have faced intense opposition amidst claims of theoretical religious rights.At the same time,World Serve's Cuba Director Darryl Wright says their team is reaping a harvest of revival amongst the evangelical church."It began to accelerate into a house church movement.There were about 1100 churches and house churches in 1990,and today,they're drawing close to 17,000 churches and house churches.That's revival."This year,WorldServe and the American Bible Society teamed up to deliver a landmark gift to the growing church."It's not just the largest shipment of children's Bibles.It's the largest shipment of Bibles,period,in the history of Cuba-more than twice the previous largest shipment.Other groups have sent in large sums of Bibles,but 200,000 Bibles in one year is the largest shipment in the history of the island."Many Cuban believers who will receive their own copy of the Bible will cherish it.They live in such poverty that they clearly cannot afford to buy one for themselves.In addition to the burden of cost,Bibles in Cuba are simply unavailable.The Cuban personal income level averages $15 USD per month,so neither the individuals nor the churches have the funds to purchase Scriptures.WorldServe notes that the church planters working in rural areas of every region still report extreme shortages.Their teams have a unique
opportunity because they have been given needed permissions to provide large quantities of Scriptures.WorldServe has provided 100,000 complete Bibles,100,000 New Testaments, 500,000 copies of the Gospel of John,56,000 Most Important Story Ever Told booklets,and 10,000 Most Important Story videos.
Source:MNN
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