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Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Sunday started with breakfast at the hotel, espresso at a peso bar, and walking to see shops and street performers. I visited the Capitolio which a a smaller replica of the US capitol building, which was originally built to celebrate the intimate relationship between the US and Cuba. Ironic. I walked around and enjoyed seeing the sites and contemplating the living conditions of the people. Then we had some meetings set up with people at ICC and a student from Ghana named Emmanuel – who may come work with the youth in the Bahamas in the future. Emmanuel came to Cuba as a student at the age of 13 and is now finishing his work at the University. He has not seen most of his family during that time.
Preaching in Havana was a humbling experience. You can see that God’s heart is with the poor and it is hard to imagine what we have to offer. It was a blessing to me and to the church, and we shared the Eucharist together after the service. For dinner we hit another great restaurant in a Cuban home and had the best meal of the trip, it was lobster in a tomato sauce with rice and beans – Muy Bien!
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Cuban Sabbath
Sunday started with breakfast at the hotel, espresso at a peso bar, and walking to see shops and street performers. I visited the Capitolio which a a smaller replica of the US capitol building, which was originally built to celebrate the intimate relationship between the US and Cuba. Ironic. I walked around and enjoyed seeing the sites and contemplating the living conditions of the people. Then we had some meetings set up with people at ICC and a student from Ghana named Emmanuel – who may come work with the youth in the Bahamas in the future. Emmanuel came to Cuba as a student at the age of 13 and is now finishing his work at the University. He has not seen most of his family during that time.
Preaching in Havana was a humbling experience. You can see that God’s heart is with the poor and it is hard to imagine what we have to offer. It was a blessing to me and to the church, and we shared the Eucharist together after the service. For dinner we hit another great restaurant in a Cuban home and had the best meal of the trip, it was lobster in a tomato sauce with rice and beans – Muy Bien!
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