A pastor was sentenced
to one year of house arrest by a Cuban civil court for hosting loud worship
services. Juan Carlos Nuñez leads a congregation of some 550 people, a risky
job under Cuba's communist government. Morning Star News reports that Nuñez was
tried and convicted of "disturbing the peace" before his lawyer had
the opportunity to defend him. With no legal defense, Nuñez stood little chance
against a state committed to persecuting Christians. However, the pastor says
he will appeal the sentence and continue to preach the gospel. "Our
mission is to preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we are suffering
for that cause," Nuñez told Morning Star. "We were treated as
criminals and enemies of the government. We are children of God unjustly
accused and convicted." Nuñez said problems like these could be solved if
the government would simply allow Christians to build more churches to
accommodate the growing number of believers in the communist state. "The
government will not issue us a building permit," he said. "We could
avoid this whole problem entirely if they would let us have our own meeting
place." The government is very strict about issuing building permits to
churches, forcing many Christians to attend house churches and host secret
worship services. But the persecution has not stopped Christians from
worshipping and spreading the light of the gospel in darkness, according to a
CBN report.
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