Cuban Christians Report Sweeping Revival

"The island of Cuba, with its hills, valleys and mountains, is being visited by a tremendous revival in which thousands of lives are being saved at every moment," according to a report received by Christian Aid.

A Cuban missionary wrote recently: "In the midst of all kinds of economic difficulties, the Holy Spirit of God has been moving mightily within the nation of Cuba. Hundreds of preaching points known as 'home churches' and prayer cells are springing up all over. In them the Lord meets with His afflicted and needy people, to bless and to heal them. It is a marvelous thing."

Statisticians estimate that between 400 and 500 people accept the Lord as their personal Savior every minute in Latin America. According to the missionary, the statistics produced by the revival taking place in Cuba are equally striking.

"It's easy to find places of worship in which the pastors in charge are young men who have been saved for only one year, and are now serving full time and leading groups of up to 100 people, who meet anywhere they can to contemplate the beauty of the Lord," he said.

The missionary also said that in an unprecedented move, the Cuban government has allowed for the preaching of the gospel inside the prisons. As a result, inmates are experiencing the true freedom that can only be found in Christ.

"Everywhere there is a hunger for the Word of God," the missionary said. "Bibles, New Testaments and tracts are being spread by the thousands throughout our nation, a nation which turns its eyes towards God with each passing day."

In Bible seminaries and correspondence courses hundreds of young people are preparing themselves to join the ranks of indigenous missionaries who in the midst of all the struggles, difficulties and personal needs, are preaching the good news of salvation.

"Ours is a marvelous land," the missionary concluded, "in the words of the great admiral Christopher Columbus, 'The most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen,' a land that daily becomes even more beautiful, as a result of God's revival in this place."

The revival is occurring despite poverty and lack. Many of the Christian workers and believers lack bicycles, lanterns, shoes, clothing and funds to purchase food. To learn how you can help believers in a country "that from east to west is experiencing the wind of God's presence blowing mightily," write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-342 115-ALM on the subject line.