CCCS provides hope through education in Cuba where few outside Christian organizations are allowed. Rev. Ishmael Laborde, President of the Lutheran Church of Cuba declares, “For 30 years we depended entirely on the Lord  as we couldn’t officially function as a church. Now Cuba is opening and we have eight  escuelita Biblicas [Bible schools] for children to start teaching them the Christian Faith.” CCCS supports these eight Bible schools through materials and school supplies.

Working with St. Louis-based Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), which has an office in Santiago de Cuba, the Children’s Christian Concern Society will support the eight Bible schools by providing materials and school supplies.  Each Saturday, more than 60 children at each of the sites gather for Bible and catechism lessons, sports, puppet shows, games and Christian music. 

“This is a great opportunity for CCCS to partner with Lutheran Hour Ministries in sharing the Gospel with the children of Cuba,” said Ken Peterson, CCCS liaison to Cuba with LHM.  “These are children that have grown up in an atheistic society, where the state has been seen as ‘god.’  They haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus and get to know the many wonderful stories of how God has worked in the world since creation.  This project will allow [the Cuban church’s] children’s ministry to really take shape and prepare the future leaders of the church.”