{"id":26554,"date":"2021-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/prayer\/prayer-diary-cuba-5357\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:57:46","slug":"prayer-diary-cuba-5357","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/prayer\/prayer-diary-cuba-5357\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Diary: Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ff2c4fca7d01ec3b916bc465709cf87c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Being different is considered a crime and something to be crushed.\u2019 That\u2019s what Sara told us, reflecting on her experiences as a Muslim in Cuba. She\u2019s a talented artist who has experienced significant pressure from the government because of her faith \u2013 including illegal searches of her home, being forced out of her job, and being humiliated when she was giving birth in hospital. Read her story in her own words on p.16 of Response magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across this Caribbean island, the authorities use all kinds of tactics to harass and discriminate against people of all faiths and beliefs. All religious groups are targeted to varying degrees, usually tied to levels of perceived lack of support of or cooperation with the government. Find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/our_work_country_cuba.htm\/\" target=\"_blank\">csw.org.uk\/cuba<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sunday 25 July<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sara said, \u2018I am afraid that if I wear a head covering, I will just continue to be humiliated and I do not have the strength.\u2019 Pray that she will be strengthened for the daily struggles she endures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Monday 26 July<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pray that the harassment of Sara and her family will cease completely, so that she and her husband no longer have to worry about their daughters\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Tuesday 27 July<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, spend some time thanking God for the extraordinary courage of human rights defenders and journalists like Yoel \u2018Yoe\u2019 Su\u00e1rez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Wednesday 28 July<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, Yoe was taken blindfolded in an unmarked car to an unknown location, and interrogated by State Security agents. Ask God to protect him from any future attempts to intimidate him into giving up his work reporting on human rights issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Thursday 29 July<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him.\u2019 (Luke 10:33 NLT) Thank God for all those who have compassion on and work for justice for people of other faiths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Friday 30 July<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the COVID-19 pandemic forced churches across Cuba to shut their doors, the government took advantage of the situation and there have since been two confirmed cases of churches being demolished. Pray that these congregations would soon be able to find a new building, so that they can gather again when it\u2019s safe to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Saturday 31 July<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Heavenly Father, thank you for the privilege of hearing Sara\u2019s story and learning more about the reality of life for Cuba\u2019s religious minorities. We ask you to protect her and her husband and daughters from any further intimidation and harassment, so that they are free to live their lives in peace. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><u><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2021-07-24-prayer-diary.pdf\">\u4e0b\u8f7d\u672c\u5468\u7948\u7977\u65e5\u8bb0\u7684\u53ef\u6253\u5370\u7248\u672c\u3002.<\/a><\/u><i><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>1<\/sup> Name changed to protect the author.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily prayer points for Cuba.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8303,"template":"","regions":[140,137],"class_list":["post-26554","prayer","type-prayer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-cuba","regions-latin-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prayer"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41224,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26554\/revisions\/41224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=26554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}