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The following is an excerpt from the current issue of The Voice of the Martyrs.

Cuban Crazy Man: Brother "Pedro"


Liberated by Christ from a life of crime, "Pedro" (not his real name) began street preaching and witnessing in the parks of Cuba. This is illegal. He began passing out tracts and sharing about new life in Christ. Cubans are so thirsty to hear about God they woud even kneel with Pedro in public and pray.
The Cuban police put Pedro in jain, but then he continued to preach to the prisoners and to his jailers. He told them: "You keep me from talking about Someone who has transformed my life. You know who I was; a delinquent who was always in prison, but Christ has freed me. How could I not tell what He has done for me? And if you have brought me here to this jail, it is because you also need Jesus."
Since the jailers could not shut Pedro up, they let him go back into the street, telling him not to preach publicly. But he did not obey them and continued to preach.
The Cuban communist government, realizing the emptiness of atheism is not enough to combat Christianity, has built statues of idols and images relating to witchcraft at the entrances of towns. This dark religion is called "Santeria." Witches who live in the area are supported by the government under the guise of "national culture." In the city of Holguin, Pedro Preached about the worthlessness of these statues, sharing about the Living God. Later Pedro left Holguin on a train and began preaching illegally in other cities.
In the city of Villa Clara, he was thrown in jail. The police called back to the police station in Holguin, Pedro's former jail. The authorities in Holguin warned them, "This guy caused us more damage inside jail than out in freedom because he wouldn't stop preaching!"
Pedro continually gives out Christian tracts. His favorite locations are police stations. He goes in to talk to them about Christ. Some of these policemen later come to him and secretly ask for a Bible, telling him they need what he is talking about. Nothing stops Pedro They call him crazy.
There are now 10,000 illegal house churches in Cuba. Christian workers like Pedro have found a new freedom. A freedom no government can grant or deny.

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