CUBA PASTOR: “They can kill me, but they can’t kill Jesus.”

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🗓️ 10 August 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The government views Cuba’s people as sheep who will blindly follow rules and restrictions communist leaders force on them.

There is another group the Bible compares to sheep: followers of Jesus. Romans 8:36 says, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

This week on VOM Radio we’ll hear from two Cuban Christians, each with different experiences of Christian persecution. David faced persecution as the son of a pastor in Cuba; authorities even demanded that he secretly report to them his father’s ministry activities. Eventually the pressure and persecution forced David to leave the island.

Brother Joshua is still serving as a church leader in Cuba. He will share about the different ways Cuba’s government has put pressure on him to stop his ministry. They’ve shut his electricity off. They’ve denied him permission to hold services or events. They’ve put pressure on his children and kept them from academic and extracurricular opportunities. They’ve mockingly reminded Joshua he could die in a car “accident” at any time.

Despite the pressure and threats, Joshua continues gospel outreach to children and young people, reaching and discipling the next generation for Christ. One of the tools he uses is sports ministry.

Pray for Brother Joshua and Brother David and for the church in Cuba this week. Pray for boldness and encouragement for persecuted Christians there. Pray for pastors and their families who face so much pressure to stop their ministry activities.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I took the decision to live in Cuba to serve the Lord there and I know there's a price to pay.
0:05.2	I know that I'm in a communist country that's anti-God that is based in humanity and that man wants all the glory.
0:11.8	And we are sewing the gospel in this nation for
0:14.8	30 years against all the dangers under all the threats. A detained I've had
0:20.7	properties taken from me I've suffered it all. They say, hey, a steering wheel can fly off a car.
0:27.0	So I told the person who told me this, well, I'm going to tell the church that you can send someone, but it's not a problem for me.
0:33.0	They can kill me but they can't kill Jesus.
0:35.0	He already resurrected.
0:37.0	And I said, God, my life is an offer.
0:40.0	I give it to you and you take care of me.
0:42.0	And the cost isn't money. The cost is your life
0:47.1	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:54.2	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:57.1	Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles, and they're still coming true today
1:01.8	in the lives of his followers around the world.
1:04.0	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:09.0	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:12.0	This week on V-O-M-Radio, we're going to get to know two guests. The going to hear the voice of their translator. First we're going to talk about what
1:24.3	happens in the families of gospel workers in Cuba. We're going to call our first
1:29.6	guest brother David and his father is a gospel worker in Cuba. David was pressured and
1:37.5	persecuted because of his father's Christian work. David welcome to the voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:44.4	Thank you.
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