Cuba Update
Wow is the best way I know
to describe what the Lord did on our trip to Cuba two weeks ago. We had a total
of 1,150 people come to Christ as their Savior during the week. The breakdown
is as follows: 499 people in Guantanamo, 514 people in Santiago, 92 people in
El Caney, 15 people in Placetas, 15 people in Artemisa, 14 people in Havana,
and 1 taxi driver in Holguin. I give you these numbers and cities so that you
can rejoice and thank the Lord, but also so you can pray for these new converts
and the churches that will follow up with them for baptism, discipleship, and
church membership.
We also had the wonderful
joy of baptizing 99 additional believers over the 7 days of our stay. As I
travel the country of Cuba, it is always great for me to get to see people that
we have gotten to baptize over the last two years. Two teenagers rushed up to
me in Artemisa and hugged my neck as we rejoiced together in the celebration of
the day that I baptized them on a previous trip. It is an incredible joy to be apart of the Cuban people's
lives.
We have two trips to Cuba for
the remainder of 2010. The two weeks of July 17th-31st are full.
However, the trip we have planned for October 30th - November 6th
has 12 slots available. This trip will be divided into three teams. One team
will be a medical team in the area of Havana. The second team will travel to
the eastern end of the island where we will lead worship services, baptize, and
do women and children's ministry. The third team will be a horseback team that
will go into the mountains to lead worship and train our workers in some of the
most remote areas of Cuba. The cost of this trip is approximately $2,000 per
person. If you are interested in this trip, please respond via email and I will
call you and give you all the info that you will need to make your decision.
Please continue to pray for
the work in Cuba. Be sure to pray for our pastors and their families, as they
are tenacious in sharing the gospel.
Yours
and His,
David Johnson Executive Director
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India Trip
Please be praying for my son
Brian and me as we leave for India this Friday. We will be traveling to Calcutta
and will use this as our hub. We will be traveling out of Calcutta in all
directions to see the work that is going on there. A large part of our time
will be spent in the West Bengal area where some of our church planters have
been confronted about the sharing of the gospel. Please pray for our safety and
for fruit as a result of our efforts. Also, pray for the very courageous men
and women around the world who put themselves in harms way every day for the
advancement of the name of Jesus.
Be looking for an update
from the trip when we return. It is our goal at Doulos to be able to keep you
informed about what is happening through our efforts together around the world.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all of you who so faithfully support
this ministry with your prayers, leadership, and finances. The sacrifices that
we are making together are bringing about life-change. May we continue to work
together in planting churches so that every man, woman, boy, and girl may hear
the gospel and accept Jesus as their Savior.
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Birmingham Golf Tournament Date Change
In our last newsletter we
listed the seven golf fundraisers that we have scheduled for this year and we
have decided to change the date for the Birmingham tournament. The new date for
the tournament is Thursday August 26, 2010. Please make this change to your
calendar so that you can participate in our tournament.
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