Adventures – Page 2

That’s My Heart

The waves crashed over us as we attempted to keep our frail friend from being swept away into the Caribbean Sea. She was dressed in white and all smiles. Her eyes lit up as one brother talked about the meaning of baptism and the other translated into Spanish. “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”…. “Yo te bautizo en el nombre del padre, Hijo, y Espíritu Santo” That was my cue. I’d assist by gently immersing her in the water. There were a total of 8 to be baptized that beautiful day,...

Giving Myself Permission to Fail in Cuba

“Hey, Kristen, can you come here? I don’t understand what’s she’s trying to say. . .” It was my first full day in Cuba, Easter Sunday, and church had just ended. A bunch of us had just leaned over a railing and watched a pizza delivery guy give the person at the door a stack of delicious smelling boxes and drive away: our lunch. There was was also a large amount of people still milling around from the church service in the pastor’s home, talking excitedly with each other and with us. As Colby explained to us the day we arrived, the church lives in...

Bright Blue and the Letter “D”

John 10:27: My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. During the beginning of the week in Cuba, our leader Colby Gardner gave us a challenge that would require us to practice Listening Prayer: You can begin by reading Scripture and then ask the Lord to speak to you through it. If you have a question that you want to ask God, you simply ask it and then listen for the answer. The question Colby asked us was to ask God for a word of encouragement that we would give someone that week. God could speak to us through scripture, show us a vision, a...

A Different Kind of Time Travel: Castles, Chevrolets, and a Thriving Cuban Church

“It’s going to be the closest I’ll ever get to time travel.” Over and over the past few months, that’s what I said about going to Cuba. Even while knowing other countries had access to Cuba all this time, I half expected to step into a parallel world, where every form of technology was from the 1950s. And of course, the cars. Instead, I found a country with cell phones and televisions, a rich history, a struggling economy, and a thriving Cuban church. It’s true; the cars are awesome. They are everywhere. And on our off day, 9 of us went on an...

The State of the Church in Cuba (with video)

This is a post from one of the pastors, Josh Lindsey, that went on the Church to Church vision trip to Cuba in April. Many American churches were given the opportunity to partner with churches across Cuba, and this is what Josh during his stay… I almost expected to be greeted by Fidel Castro himself as I walked into the airport terminal. His personality seems to dominate everything I know about Cuba. Surprisingly he was not there holding cigars and welcoming us to His country and so we slipped through customs with no fanfare. Aside from a momentary panic at not being able to...

“I Can See!”

April 27, 2015
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Upon sitting down in our seats on the plane to Cuba, we noticed a Cuban magazine with Obama’s face on it tagged, “It’s time.” I suppose it is, Obama, I suppose it is. As soon as we hit the ground and greeted customs, I got interrogated again. It seems as if they thought we may be spies with all of the questions they asked, but I told the truth and yet again we passed without trouble. On the other side, one of our men passed through with a bag of nine Books. After half an hour of searching and questioning, he was released. His daughter was stopped by a...

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