Reaching Latin America — in Spain
VIGO, SPAIN — As the train was leaving the station in western Spain, Luisa Andrade saw a man in the aisle with a confused look.…
Venezuela
For Churches of Christ in Spain, Venezuela quakes strike close to home
MADRID — Juan Lázaro had already prepared his Sunday message when back-to-back earthquakes devastated Venezuela. So the elder of the Church of Christ on Teruel…
Heart attack claims life of minister serving earthquake victims in Venezuela
The back-to-back earthquakes that devastated Venezuela last week keep claiming lives — even among those rendering aid to victims. Joaquín Rodríguez, a minister and one…
Venezuela earthquakes claim lives of church members
Members of Churches of Christ are among those lost in a series of earthquakes that shook the South American nation of Venezuela Wednesday. “It’s a…
No fuel? No food? Amid crisis in Cuba, there’s no shortage of faith
MATANZAS, CUBA — René Sánchez Blanco sailed eight hours on a ferry from the Isle of Youth to Cuba’s mainland and then spent five hours…
Faith sustains Cuban farmer during time of crisis
LIMONAR, CUBA — It’s a tough time for Christian farmer Jorge Sánchez. A U.S. blockade on oil shipments to this Caribbean island nation has exacerbated…
Three churches, two iguanas, one Sunday
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLA. — I hit the church-hopping trifecta, visiting three South Florida congregations in one Sunday morning. The trip was a last-minute, skymiles-burning endeavor…
After a harrowing journey from Venezuela, ‘God found him’
PLANO, TEXAS — He came from Venezuela as a refugee at rock bottom. He’ll go back a new creation. Faiver Alejandro surrendered his life to…
Venezuelans ‘have brought revival’ to U.S. churches
WESTON, FLA. — One worked for a multinational tech company. Another was a petroleum engineer. Still another, an Olympic medalist. As the economy sank and…
With prayers, proverbs and psalms, Venezuelan Christians react to Maduro’s capture
For many Venezuelans, the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is an answer, albeit a bittersweet one, to decades of fervent prayer. “Although I am a…
