The Vision for Pastors program provides an opportunity to support a pastor in Cuba for $25.00 per month.

On a recent trip to Cuba we were blessed to see God working in the lives of people who are very poor in earthly terms, but very spiritually rich. Our team met with one or two pastors every day. One pastor had tears in his eyes when given a flannel graph set because he had been praying for one for his Sunday School program. Another pastor had prayed for the money to pay for the materials needed for his parsonage foundation, and God told him someone would knock on his door with the money. We did just that. I heard prayers for more Bibles and more people willing to bring them in.

We were also the answer to many prayers as we delivered money for pastors’ support. It is a humbling experience to hear them pray that God would bless us and our families because they are so grateful for the work we are doing. When possible, they cooked the very best meal they could afford to show us their appreciation.

The average couple in a city makes about $20 per month. According to the ration books we saw, the monthly ration per person in Cuba (contingent upon the government having these items) consists of:
5 pounds of rice
5 pounds of sugar
1 pound of black beans
1 pound of cooking oil
1 half of a chicken leg
5 eggs
1 bar of soap for bathing
1 pack of matches
1 dinner roll per day
1 roll of toilet paper

A lady walks around the neighborhood offering brooms for sale, but if you call her over, she will tell you what is available on the black market that day, such as vegetables, meat, or a four-roll pack of toilet paper costing about $1.75, or a bar of soap for 80 cents.

We currently have over 150 pastors in our sponsorship program. For only $25 a month, or what we might spend on one dinner out, a Cuban pastor can be supported for an entire month, and the offering collected in his church can be used for other things such as ministry tools and help to the poor.

Your monthly financial support of a pastor will give him more time to focus on ministry and increase his effectiveness in spreading God's Word as his need for secular employment is reduced.

If you would like to be a blessing in this way, please contact us.