Cuba in crisis
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MATANZAS, CUBA — It’s a desperate time for Cuba — crippled by severe fuel and food shortages, frequent power outages and rising tensions with the United States, its powerful neighbor 90 miles to the north.
Yet the Caribbean island nation’s Christians have not lost faith, as The Christian Chronicle discovered during a recent reporting trip.
Find links to all the in-depth coverage below:
The Versalles Church of Christ in Matanzas, Cuba, feeds the crowd during the Missionary Congress event.
• No fuel? No food? Amid crisis in Cuba, there’s no shortage of faith
Christians travel by boat, bus, train — and even a cargo truck — to attend a national discipleship gathering.
Jorge Sanchez learns drip irrigation techniques at his farm in Limonar, Cuba.
• Faith sustains Cuban farmer during time of crisis
Crops benefit church members as well as orphans and elderly people in the community.
The town square in Matanzas, Cuba.
• ‘Cuban people love the American people’
Minister urges U.S. church members to keep making mission trips to the Caribbean island.
A classic car crosses a bridge in Matanzas, Cuba, in 2023. Decades-old vehicles are a common sight on Cuban roads because of a longstanding U.S. trade embargo.
• From 2023: For Cuba, a time of stress — and salvation
Amid an economic crisis, ministry and music propel a native son devoted to sharing the bread of life.
About the journalist
Bobby Ross Jr. takes notes during a visit to a church-operated farm in Limonar, Cuba.
BOBBY ROSS JR. is Editor-in-Chief of The Christian Chronicle. Since joining the Chronicle in 2005, he has reported from all 50 U.S. states and 20 nations. He writes the Weekend Plug-in column for Religion Unplugged. Reach him at [email protected].
