Our trip originally flew us into Havana directly from Atlanta, GA. Immigration as well as customs was simple and hassle free. It was the same way leaving Havana, returning home to the US. In order to reach Pastor Enrique on The Island of Youth, we had to take another full day of travel. … [Read more...] about An American in Cuba: Faith and Ferry Rides
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Mark 1:17 As a child I spent, my summers at the ocean with my family. I first learned to float with my grandmother in the ocean, and my first catch of fish as a child was on the beach. I remember hovering over … [Read more...] about An American in Cuba: Fishers of Men
God is everywhere, in all people. This is a fact. For I see it with my eyes, I feel it, and it is real. I have yet to visit one place where God’s presence and existence isn’t found. I’ve seen him in prison. I have felt him at sunrise, singing worship with 400 children in Honduras. I … [Read more...] about An American in Cuba: Seek and you Shall Find…
Tom Rhodes started working with Third Lens Ministries nearly six years ago. He was introduced to Third Lens’ president Lee Carroll through a man at church. Carroll brought Rhodes on as an architect for Third Lens’ projects, and now Rhodes serves on the board of directors as the Secretary/Director of … [Read more...] about Tom Rhodes: Director of Design
Demolition has begun in Patria! Towards the end of last year, Third Lens began a partnership with Auburn UMC and the Methodist Church of Patria on the Isle of Youth in Cuba. The Methodist Church of Patria is growing rapidly and has torn down every interior wall possible in their current building … [Read more...] about Progress In Patria
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