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More Bibles Needed for Catholics in Cuba
The vision of the Bible Commission in Cuba (Bible Society Cuba) is for every Cuban Christian to own a Bible. The project to achieve this is called One million Bibles for Cuba. And already, thanks to the donations from Bible Society supporters around the world including New Zealand, 730,000 Bibles have so far been distributed in Cuba. Now another 270,000 Bibles are needed to meet the one million goal. Will you help us reach this target this year?
When you help supply more Bibles, you will be answering the prayers of Cubans who are seeking God.
What God is doing in Cuba is a miracle. God is transforming this nation through Bible distribution and Scripture engagement. But with a population of 11 million people and a nearly 100 percent literacy rate, combined with an unprecedented growth in Christianity, Bibles are like water in a dry, parched land.
“The Bible for a Christian, is like oxygen for the lungs. But in Cuba getting hold of a Bible is very difficult, almost impossible,” says the Bishop of the Catholic Church in Havana.
“It is almost impossible for me to understand there are Christians who do not have the Bible and do not have access to this rich part of our culture," says the Bishop, who is especially keen Cubans also get study plans like Lectio Divina to help them understand God’s Word.
Orlando Fernandez Guerra (pictured at right), a deacon in the Catholic Church in Havana agrees. “Getting access to Bibles is a huge problem. People are poor in Cuba but access, not price, is the main block to getting a Bible,” he stated.
Orlando produces the material for 542 Bible study/prayer groups, in and outside of Havana. Nationally, the Catholic Church has 2330 of these groups. “Since so many people do not have their own Bible we print the Bible text on paper,” he said.
You can help us get Bibles to waiting Catholics in Cuba by supporting our One Million Bibles for Cuba project. We’re partnering in this campaign with the Biblical Commission of Cuba (BCC), and other Bible Societies to provide God’s Word to churches and Christians in Cuba.