We do community service. This year 18 people requested to be baptized. We hope for 30 more such decisions in 2001. Secularism in Cuba is very similar to that in the time of the Apostle Paul. Many people are agnostic.
Secularism is supported by advances in science and developments in technology.
Now, it's a bit different. Today, the church rejoices in being able to worship in so many new and well-appointed places. Not members of the Council, Adventists feel that in Cuba developments occurring in one church influence other denominations. For Seventh-day Adventists, what is crucial is that the Word of God is preached and lived in people's lives, says one of the Adventist ministers. Oh, yes, we have challenges.