CUBA COMMITMENT

CUBA COMMITMENT

It was reported to this week that the number one departure point for American ocean travel to Cuba could be Texas when U.S. travel restrictions against the communist island end. The Houston port authority chairman Donald Edmonds mentioned, "I suspect that when everything opens up, a lot of cruise lines will want to come here, it will be a great race." "We see that in this part of the world Cuba is our future," Edmonds told a news conference. Mr. Edmonds spoke after he and Cuban officials signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at increasing use of the Houston port to ship American farm goods being sold to the Caribbean nation under an exception to the 4-decade-old trade embargo.

Members of U.S. Congress have made repeated, but unsuccessful, attempts to ease or lift the restrictions in recent years. Although it seems that it would be much easier if we could just ease the pressure and move materials now, others of a lesser Gospel have surely thought the same thing. What we are praying for is a miracle that God will open doors for a pure Gospel to travel ahead of the others!

Before the 1959 revolution that brought Castro to power, there was regular passenger and car ferry service between Havana and Key West, Fla., as well as busy shipping traffic between Houston and Havana. Cruise ships do visit Cuba now, but none are U.S.-based or operated by American firms. Cruises are not our ministry, but traveling materials by boat will prove to be a great investment of our prayers. Will you pray?

In HIS Service,

Travis A. Jones

travis@metrobc.org

cuba@metrobc.org

Metropolitan Baptist Church

6051 Azle Ave.

Ft Worth, TX 76135