Bolivia
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Aug-Sept 2009
Dear Pastors, Churches, and Friends,
As I wrote in the last newsletter many things are changing and I want to continue this thought. I have never seen so many pastors so discouraged. There are things which are happening now and to mention and name them would only discourage the church. Brethren, the Lord prophesied that this day would come, not only are things happening in the spiritual realm, but also on the political level. Our country has always been so connected to the Bible and Judea Christian Ethics that what happens on the national scale also has its consequences in the churches as well. But this is only a reminder of the times that we live in. In Luke it says, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” Luke 21:28.
As the fall of the year approaches, our schedule tightens. It happens every year. We have some revival meetings here in the States and several trips planned out of the country. Our next trip to Cuba will be the first week of October. Pray for safe passage and a blessed time with our pastors. Those Cuban pastors so look forward to our coming. We want it to be a time where they can be edified from the scriptures and be reminded of the great call upon their lives and ministry.
In August we had a Cuban National pastor here for some of the mission conferences that we were going to in West Virginia. He was trying to get help for some of the missionaries out of his church that are starting meetings in other areas. He was a real blessing to those conferences in WV.
We have lost a couple of Cuban supporters during this economical down turn, but thank the Lord we have picked up a couple of new supporters to take their ranks. We had one church that was going to have to down scale their mission giving. After seeing and hearing what God was doing in Cuba, instead of lowering their amount they increased and took a couple more! It is God’s work and God will take care of His own.
Thanks to all of our churches and supporters for being faithful in these troublesome times.
Joyfully Yours, Dale Cable, 1Sam. 12:24
PS; If you would like more information please call me at: (828) 460-0196
Dear Pastors, Churches, and Friends, Prayer Letter April-May 2006
Cuba
I just returned from a Cuban trip with many blessings. We had 13 souls to make professions of faith. It was one of my favorite trips. We began in a seaside town by the name of Baracoa. It was where Christopher Columbus first landed and said, “it was the most beautiful place on earth.” What I believe topped off the trip was that we were privileged to stay with a Cuban pastor who had spent time in prison during the 70’s for preaching the gospel. In 2001, I preached in his home (which is a church) and have never forgotten it. I shall not forget the experience of spending the night in his home on this trip! I had him to relate some of his experiences to the American pastors that I had with me. He said, “you know, they put me in prison and tried to stop me for preaching the gospel and I still preached.” He said they took me from one cell to another, “I knew they were going to move me, so I preached to the 14 prisoner and 13 got saved!” What a blessing, to spend time with one of God’s men! The next morning we awoke to an aroma of Cuban coffee and ate saltine crackers, then said our good-byes to this precious family.
We were in several other cities preaching in house churches and we also preached in several regular church services. One service we preached in a bungalow beside the ocean, with people standing on the outside. These people never grow tired of hearing the Word of God.
In the last two years we had another interesting development. There have been some 5,000 Bolivians travel to Cuba on Student Visas. We were going down the street one day and I saw some people that I knew were not Cubans. I said who are those people? They replied, “They are Bolivians”. I could not believe my ears. That happened a year ago. Now, the main church that I work with in Cuba has a special ministry, called “the Bolivian Ministry.” On this trip I have seen Bolivian people attending several of the church services. How great God is! I am able to reach the Bolivians in a country where many people are coming to the Lord!
Bolivia
In the last two months we were able to buy a Bolivian pastor a car. He has been a blessing to our ministry and desperately needed transportation as he preached in several places. This month I had to send $500 to help on the repairs for the car. Please pray for him, his name is Geraldo Choque.
Joyfully Yours, Dale Cable, 1Sam. 12:24