CUBA — These days, it is next to impossible to import Bibles into Cuba through official routes. The government regularly seizes shipments. Also, the number of foreign Christians bringing Bibles into the country has dropped significantly since January 1998, when Pope John Paul II visited the island. Due to that visit, many people mistakenly assumed that Cuba now has complete religious freedom.
The drop in the supply of Bibles comes at a time when the church in Cuba is seeing unprecedented growth. A Nazarene congregation recently saw 31 people become Christians in one week, but only five Bibles were available to share among the new converts.
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