Cuba: Iglesia de los Amigos

Our last day in Holguin was full of activity as well as emotion. After breakfast, we headed east for a short drive to Ranchon Alcala, deep in the countryside. There we took a tour of a typical farmhouse, learned how coffee is freshly ground in a giant mortar and pestle, sampled fresh fruits and...

Day 6: Today was yet another wonderful day in Cuba. We began with a delicious breakfast. Once our stomachs were content, we went on the roof of the church to continue the construction of dorms that began about six years ago. Although we aren’t expert builders, we assisted in the process of putting a...

Today after breakfast, we went on a walk through the city. We visited ICPA (Instituto Cultural de Actividad con Los Pueblos) and learned about history of relations between Cuba and other countries and the program’s role in Cuban society. Our host told us, for example, that Cuban teams were the first to respond in...

To begin the day, we continued the construction on the church that will provide shelter for the community as well as a meeting place for other visitors and Quaker conferences. The construction tools that we used were simple, so we transferred materials to the second floor of the new building using unconventional strategies: a...

Today we went to a rural town called Bocas, which is about 40 minutes away from our church. We boarded the truck to Bocas where we helped paint both the inside and the outside of another small Quaker church. We painted the church a peachy color giving the church a joyous feel. During our...

In less than 24 hours we will be embarking on our Intensive Learning trip to Cuba!  After a layover in Miami, we will arrive at La Iglesia de los Amigos in Holguín, Cuba on Saturday ready to work and to get to know the people in the community!...