"The Cuban Miracle"

(back to missions)

Miracles begin with "divine appointments" so that those who receive them can BE "divine appointments."  Such happened to Lana and me on our way to Tulsa several years ago.   Before our flight was airborne the attendant asked me to move to the other side of the plane.  Begrudgingly I did so.

Little did I know that my conversation with Russ & Wendy Tatro, would begin to define the remaining years of our life, the nation of Cuba and many third world countries.  My new acquaintances had been missionaries for about twenty eight years.  During the flight we shared about our ministries.

Russ offered me his two year Bible training center curriculum in Spanish-which I refused on the basis that we were not involved with Spanish speaking classes or people.  Can you believe I would do that?  A few months later a missionary from Estonia, Sharon Hytinen, spoke in our chapel service.  After the chapel time, we were discussing ministry and she looked at me and said, "I know a man who has a two year Bible training curriculum in Spanish."

I replied inquisitively, Russ Tatro? "How do you know him?" She was amazed that I met him on an airplane 37,000 feet in the air.  Sherry said, "You need that material and I'm going to have it sent to you."  Several days later it came in the mail and I put it on my credenza.  A few days later I took a team into Cuba. 

A couple of weeks after we returned from the ministry trip to Cuba the CD caught ny attention and finally the Lord got my attention. It dawned on me what I really had in my possession. Because of "divine appointments" we would now become a "divine appointment" to Cuba and many more nations in starting Bible training centers.

Two and one/half years later we have a modern day miracle in Cuba with 13,000 students studying, being equipped and trained to be ministers. We bought a printing press, laser printer, computer set up which Joshua Nations has funded through gracious donors.  We have now printed 22,000 1st and 2nd year books and graduasted 1,234 students in January of 2008 and will graduate 1,100 more students in January 2009. There are 18,000 students in Cuba..

We have taken many short-term ministry teams into Cuba and only eternity will reveal the full extent of the influence of these graduates on their nation.  Because of God's "success story" in Cuba we now have schools in Ghana, Bogota, and have trained leaders who will spearhead schools in 35 cities in Germany.  Also 75 - 100 nations are opening to us in our relationship with Global Advance. This will be accomplished in the next decade, that is, if Jesus tarries.

We need your prayers and financial support to make this a reality!

"Finishing The Unfinished Task"