Evangelicals Call for Prayer for Cuba, Martí Noticias Says
Martí Noticias reports that evangelicals are joining in prayer for Cuba and has shared a video of the call to prayer.
Martí Noticias reports that evangelicals are joining in prayer for Cuba. In its video report, the outlet picks up the phrase that accompanies the call: "They are calling together a lot of people."
Prayer in Company, Not Alone
The scene has a biblical precedent. When Peter was in prison, the church gathered to pray for him (see Acts 12:5). It was not a symbolic gesture but the first reaction of a people convinced that God hears. Martí Noticias describes something similar: believers coming together to pray for their country.
Scripture does not present prayer as the last resort. It presents it as the first. Jesus promised his presence where two or three gather in his name (see Matthew 18:20), and James wrote: "The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working" (James 5:16, ESV).
«Calling together a lot of people does not add power to prayer; it reminds us that no one prays alone when they pray with the church.»
Praying with others is not worth more than praying alone, and praying alone is not worth less. What changes is the company. Calling together a lot of people does not add power to prayer; it reminds us that no one prays alone when they pray with the church.
Praying for a Country Is Not Playing Politics
Paul asked for prayer for everyone, including those in authority: "First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people" (1 Timothy 2:1, ESV).
The reason the apostle gives is concrete: that believers may live quietly and that the message of the gospel may reach more people. There is no partisan slogan or flag in that.
That sets the tone. Praying for Cuba means asking for the good of those who live there, the protection of families, and the freedom to proclaim Christ. A Christian can love their homeland, their culture, and their roots while remembering that their final citizenship is in heaven. Praying for a country and backing a side are two different things. Prayer does not push a campaign: it asks for mercy.
How to Join In This Week
You don't need to wait for a big call to prayer. Pick a set time, even if it's just ten minutes, and pray for Cuba with specific names: relatives, neighbors, believers you know or have heard about. If you have brothers and sisters there, write to them and ask how you can pray for them.
Join your local church's prayer meeting too. That's where you learn to pray with others, share burdens, and correct the habit of praying only when there's an emergency. If your church doesn't have a space like that, propose one.
And if you want to follow this call to prayer, the video Martí Noticias shared is available on that outlet.
Prayer doesn't solve everything right away, but it places the name of a country before the God who does reign over it. Start today: ten minutes, a list of names, and your church at your side. What country or city would you like us to pray for at the next Mesa central?
