{"id":26535,"date":"2021-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/prayer\/prayer-diary-cuba-5180\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:57:43","slug":"prayer-diary-cuba-5180","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/prayer\/prayer-diary-cuba-5180\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Diary: Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent journalist and lawyer Roberto Qui\u00f1ones Haces was released from prison in September 2020, after serving a one-year sentence for reporting on the trial of pastors Ram\u00f3n Rigal and Adya Exp\u00f3sito Leyva. The couple was imprisoned for removing their children, Ruth and Joel, from the state-run school system due to teacher-led bullying because of their parents\u2019 faith. Both parents were released in the first half of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is just one example of how the Cuban government harasses religious communities, and those who report on human rights violations. Find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/our_work_country_cuba.htm\/\" target=\"_blank\">csw.org.uk\/cuba<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sunday 14 March<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank God for the release from prison of Roberto Qui\u00f1ones Haces, Ram\u00f3n Rigal and Adya Exp\u00f3sito Leyva. Our Lord breaks down prison bars and sets captives free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Monday 15 March<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pray that the Rigal family would continue to find comfort and support in each other and that they would feel encouraged by the Christians all over the world who are praying for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Tuesday 16 March<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last issue of Response we introduced you to Yoe (Yoel) Su\u00e1rez, a journalist who courageously continues reporting on the government\u2019s human rights violations, despite an ongoing campaign of official harassment. Among other things, he\u2019s been banned from travelling internationally. Pray that this ban would be lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Wednesday 17 March<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricardo Fern\u00e1ndez Izaguirre is an independent journalist and religious freedom defender who told us, \u2018I have come up against the government many times, from threats, to imprisonment, to being prohibited from leaving the country.\u2019 Ask God to strengthen him during his continuing ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Thursday 18 March<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricardo explained that the government has been taking advantage of the fact that churches have been standing empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are at least two confirmed cases of church buildings being demolished. Ask God to provide these congregations with new places of worship, once it\u2019s safe to gather again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Friday 19 March<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.\u2019 (Proverbs 29:7) The government has placed restrictions on many church-run initiatives that were distributing aid to those affected by the pandemic. Pray that everyone would be able to access the food and other basics that they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Saturday 20 March<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Lord, thank you for the amazing news of the release from prison of Ram\u00f3n and Adya. We ask you to bless and protect the entire family. We lift them to you in the knowledge that your perfect love drives out fear. In the precious name of Jesus, Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Write to the Rigal family to encourage them:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Familia Rigal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1075 Luz Caballero entre Donato M\u00e1rmol y Varona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ciudad de Guant\u00e1namo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guant\u00e1namo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><u><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2021-03-13-prayer.pdf\">Descargue una copia imprimible del Diario de Oraci\u00f3n de esta semana.<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tags<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pray for Cuba this week.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":20987,"template":"","regions":[140,137],"class_list":["post-26535","prayer","type-prayer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-cuba","regions-latin-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prayer"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41205,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26535\/revisions\/41205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=26535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}