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One of my dearest friends in the world is a pastor in Cuba. He and his congregation

prayed for our oldest son as he was undergoing cancer

surgery some years ago. Our son is well, and I will be grateful for the rest of my life.

My pastor friend has had many opportunities to leave Cuba over the years. He would undoubtedly

be an enormously popular and successful pastor in America if he chose

to relocate here. But he has remained on the island of his birth, despite horrific opposition

in persecution. He sent a group of us a video just before Thanksgiving, wishing us well and

assuring us of his prayers for us during the holiday season.

Watching him on the video, I was shocked by how much weight he had lost.

The food shortage in Cuba, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, has brought even more suffering to his small nation.

Once again, I considered the price my friend pays to obey God's call on his life,

and I wondered if I would do the same.

A Christian pastor in China was recently imprisoned and fined for refusing to join the state-supported church.

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