I’m blessed at Herald of Truth to serve with some great men of God. One of those men is Tony Fernández in Matanzas, Cuba. Tony works in local ministry in Cuba, leading a congregation that has grown and multiplied, averaging over 200 baptisms per year and planting new congregations on a regular basis. But more than that, Tony is the representative of Herald of Truth in Cuba, handling our contacts from radio work and following up with those interested people.

At the moment, because of the closing of two radio stations, we currently have no radio presence in Cuba. But the work continues to move forward. I received a letter from Tony yesterday and would like to share parts of it with you:

I want to take this opportunity with brother ____ and his wife coming to Cuba to give you this CD with some photos of the trips to the eastern part handing out your programs, Bibles and other materials. The majority of these people heard the gospel through the radio programs and were impacted by my visit. Many, upon learning of my presence in their town, came with their well-used Bibles that we sent them years ago. We were able to establish a new congregation in Granma in the town of Buey Arriba on the northern slopes of the Sierra Maestra where I was able to teach them everything related to the doctrine and faithfulness to the Lord. Also in the city of Camagüey we were able to establish a new congregation with a family where all the members were converted and have been meeting for several months. The brother that owns the house built a baptistery in the back yard and has gotten sheets of tin and metal framework to build a building for the church with his own funds.

You can’t imagine how great of an impact Herald of Truth has had in Cuba with the radio programs and distribution of Bibles and other spiritual materials. People pass the address on to others, and we’re currently receiving letters as if the programs were being heard on the radio every day.

Next Monday I’ll take a plane to visit Moa, in the northern part of Holguín, then by road I’ll visit Baracoa and the far eastern part of Cuba, Maisí, Guantanamo, then Lord willing I’ll end up on Friday in San Luis, Santiago de Cuba, returning to Matanzas Saturday morning by plane. I ask you to be praying, I prefer driving, the planes are very old, but these are mountainous areas and the car can’t make it.

Can you see why I consider myself blessed to work with servants like Tony Fernández? Tony has been invited to speak at the Harding Lectures next year; please be praying that all necessary doors will be opened for that to come about. I’ve also contacted ACU about extending a similar invitation; hopefully he will be able to speak there as well. You would be blessed to meet Tony, and I truly hope that will be made possible.