Ricardo Leyva Family
This letter will get to you very late in the month, and the reason is that I was in the middle of nowhere in a remote area in Cuba. I did not have access to a computer nor an internet connection. I came back to civilization on August 10, an [...]
In late March we received an appointment letter for my wife to renew her green card. The appointment was scheduled in Chicago on April 8, 2016. Not knowing how long it would take for her to accomplish this, we just bought a one-way ticket t [...]
Last year I received an email from a Cuban pastor, inviting me to visit his church in the province of Holguin. Last year I visited his church, which is up in the mountains, where I met him and his church. This past month I visited him again [...]
December was a very busy month—church work, Bible institute, Christmas with the family, and end-of-the-year activities with the brethren in Christ. Christmas is not celebrated much in Cuba, but New Year’s Eve is a very big event for Cubans. [...]
It is December now! Another wonderful year in the Lord’s service is coming to an end, but a new one will be starting right away. For Christ is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending (Revelation 1:8). Every year we bring to Cuba a [...]
FAMILY UPDATE It has been over a year now since I gave you an update on my family (my wife, our two children, and me). WIFE My wife’s health: She keeps her diabetes under control with diet, exercise (walking), and taking pills. Last June sh [...]
The months of June and July were busy months. What kept me busy? Soul winning kept me busy. I personally led 12 people to the Lord! I also visited prospects daily, went to the Bible institute at the church in Camaguey, traveled across Cuba [...]
April Showers Bring May Flowers I heard that expression a few times (always in April when it rained) while we lived in the United States, before coming to the mission field. We did not have any rain in April here on the mission field. It wa [...]
After commenting on soul-winning and missions blessings in my last letter, I am now going to share the blessings of giving with you in this letter. GIVING! The church in Mexico where the missions conference was held in late December 2014 pl [...]
For the past few years, I have been emphasizing soul winning, missions, and giving in my preaching and teaching everywhere I have the opportunity to do so. SOUL WINNING! A few months ago while making a visit, I met an older lady who was vis [...]
