Cuban Baptists Visit Churchnet
In June, two Cuban Baptist pastors traveled to the U.S. to visit with Churchnet's staff and Board of Directors. The two who came were: Josué Rodríguez Legrá, president of Convención Bautista de Cuba Oriental (Eastern Baptist Convention of Cuba) and pastor of
1ra Iglesia Bautista
de Palma Soriano
(1st Baptist Church
of Palma Soriano);
and Diorlis (Joey)
Hernández, pastor
of Sexta Iglesia
Bautista de Santiago
de Cuba (6th Baptist
Church if Santiago
de Cuba).
Josué and Joey
spoke to the Board
of Churchnet in
Jefferson City, Mo.,
on June 9, and met
with Churchnet's
staff to discuss next steps in our emerging partnership. The two spoke at First Baptist Church in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Josué preached at Familia Cristiana Internacional in Jefferson City, Mo. During their trip, they also met with leaders at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kan., Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., The Baptist Home in Ironton, Mo., and Word&Way in Jefferson City, Mo.
"It was a blessing to have Josué and Joey join us here in Missouri," said Churchnet's Associate Director Brian Kaylor. "Gary Snowden and I first met them last year in Cuba and visited both of their churches. This time, we got to show them our churches and continue to build a friendship. I look forward to working together with them and other Cuban Baptists in the years to come. I believe we have much to offer to them and much to learn from them."
Another Churchnet trip to Cuba is in the tentative planning stage. Please pray for God to bless this partnership and open doors for cooperation.
Josué (left) and Joey. (Brian Kaylor)