Ricardo Leyva Family
CUBA’S POPULATION! When our family was on deputation back in 2000 – 2002, the population of Cuba was 11,000,000 people, but it was slowly decreasing. The reasons for that were (1) couples were having only one child and (2) Cubans were leavi [...]
After spending December in Mexico with family and friends, we prepared to go back to Cuba in January. We purchased medicines (a lot of them) to give away to needy Christians—medicines are scarce in Cuba! When we left the field, Cuba was not [...]
November 2021 The first Wednesday of the month, my wife and I traveled to Owensboro, Kentucky, to report to one of our supporting churches. We met the new pastor and enjoyed the Bible study. The next day, Thursday morning, we returned home. [...]
As September came, I began to plan for our family trip to the USA. I scheduled a flight for September 21. The week before our departure, my wife felt very sick. I took her to the doctor. The doctor ordered several tests to be done immediate [...]
JUNE The summer is now here, along with high temperatures and days with 100% humidity. In order to avoid the exhausting heat of the day, I get up very early to get done what needs to be done outside before the extreme heat begins, and then [...]
We started the month of April with the same plan of having services in homes. Now we are allowed to have up to three families per home, but no more than 20 people. The Cuban pastor and I are working together to make things more practical. E [...]
We are not in a lockdown in Cuba, but churches were told to close again. We go visit families in their homes and have a short service with only their families. We sing, pray, give thanks; and then I or the Cuban pastor preach a little. We m [...]
December Picking up where I left off about my health, I had the tests done that my doctor ordered, and the results show that I have a hiatal hernia, a hernia located where the esophagus meets the stomach. It is in Phase 2, which means it is [...]
October As soon as I heard that a hurricane was coming our way, I went to the store to get some gallons of drinking water. I thought I was early, but when I arrived at the store, there was already a long line of people waiting to get drinki [...]
August The month of August was one of those months where you know you did a lot, but it showed so little! You witnessed to many people, but only two of them got saved! You invited many people to church, but only one actually showed up! You [...]
