sox4lifeinPA Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Anyone been there? I'm headed there for a week very soon. What were your experiences? I'll share mine when I get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Wow, I'm jealous. Please take lots of pics (if you're allowed) and keep a diary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 5, 2008 -> 01:48 PM) Wow, I'm jealous. Please take lots of pics (if you're allowed) and keep a diary. I'll be taking pictures when appropriate and I'll definitely be sharing them. here and on my personal site (in my sig). We have tourist visas, so it's a legit visit for the record. Though I cannot say what our visit is for or where we'll be going (until we get back). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Very cool. I'm jealous as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Swim back if you have to dude.Dont get sucked into the communistic temptation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 5, 2008 -> 03:00 PM) We have tourist visas, so it's a legit visit for the record. Though I cannot say what our visit is for or where we'll be going (until we get back). You're probably going for the same reason that my youth pastor had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 5, 2008 -> 01:00 PM) I'll be taking pictures when appropriate and I'll definitely be sharing them. here and on my personal site (in my sig). We have tourist visas, so it's a legit visit for the record. Though I cannot say what our visit is for or where we'll be going (until we get back). How the eff did you manage a tourist visa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxpranos Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I was there for 2 weeks 5 years ago, had a blast. If you like fishing, get out and go, $10 will get you a boat with captain , 2 coolers .. one filled to the gills with beer and the other with sandwiches. Also flew from one side of the island to the other for $50 , cant beat that. Beach access is very good as well as most beaches keep the locals out (which I cant and don't understand). Have fun, was probably one of the best vacations I had and I been to allot of places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 smuggle back the next hot sox Cuban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 5, 2008 -> 09:38 PM) smuggle back the next hot sox Cuban. he's gonna wack Fidel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 5, 2008 -> 10:22 PM) he's gonna wack Fidel. Wont he have to dig him up to do that?I thought he was already dead. Edited July 6, 2008 by shipps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 07:56 AM) Wont he have to dig him up to do that?I thought he was already dead. No, he's only mostly dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juddling Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 07:04 PM) No, he's only mostly dead. well...he DOES have that great Cuban medical system to keep him alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 02:04 PM) No, he's only mostly dead. Dammit. The Princess Bride references are everywhere! Anyone wanna peanut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 01:04 PM) No, he's only mostly dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Leaving in two days. I'll be giving a report in about two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 I made it back alive. What a country. A quick summary: 7 Flights, 2 interrogations, 5 missing bags, 235 Cubans heard the Gospel, tons of photos, 2 hour "rally car" ride, the best food you could ever eat, 0 people sick, and I will never look at the world the same. For those that would like to read my daily journal: Day one is up so far. The Cuba Journal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Sounds excellent! I'll read the journal when I have the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Thank God everyone in the United States is saved, so we can start working on Cuba. Seriously, with so many unsaved here,why go to Cuba? I see all the people crossing into Mexico on mission trips and think, turn the hell around, there is so much left to do in the US. And as you know, major props for going, spreading the Word is awesome and I applaud you, but I have some intellectual curiosity about why over seas and not at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Put your inflatable raft in your luggage, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 QUOTE (Texsox @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 08:08 PM) Thank God everyone in the United States is saved, so we can start working on Cuba. Seriously, with so many unsaved here,why go to Cuba? I see all the people crossing into Mexico on mission trips and think, turn the hell around, there is so much left to do in the US. And as you know, major props for going, spreading the Word is awesome and I applaud you, but I have some intellectual curiosity about why over seas and not at home. I know you're dialoguing, so I'll bite. A) I understand your argument, but I never said I wasn't doing anything stateside: Church Plant starting Fall '08 B) Going overseas, especially a closed country like Cuba, allows us to do practical things as well as evanglistic things, i.e. I brought in 10 changes of clothes (socks, underwear, shirts, pants, shoes) in a huge suitcase and left them there, also we brought in literature (seminary books in spanish) and money. Anyway, I'm much more of a service oriented person anyway: in June I worked on a habitat house and last year I was in mississippi for a week building homes in the Katrina wake. good thoughts, Tex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 03:56 PM) I made it back alive. What a country. A quick summary: 7 Flights, 2 interrogations, 5 missing bags, 235 Cubans heard the Gospel, tons of photos, 2 hour "rally car" ride, the best food you could ever eat, 0 people sick, and I will never look at the world the same. For those that would like to read my daily journal: Day one is up so far. The Cuba Journal Excellent work Alex. Keep fighting the good fight bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Day Two is up. alexburdine.com the cuba journal ab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 QUOTE (sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 08:26 AM) I know you're dialoguing, so I'll bite. A) I understand your argument, but I never said I wasn't doing anything stateside: Church Plant starting Fall '08 B) Going overseas, especially a closed country like Cuba, allows us to do practical things as well as evanglistic things, i.e. I brought in 10 changes of clothes (socks, underwear, shirts, pants, shoes) in a huge suitcase and left them there, also we brought in literature (seminary books in spanish) and money. Anyway, I'm much more of a service oriented person anyway: in June I worked on a habitat house and last year I was in mississippi for a week building homes in the Katrina wake. good thoughts, Tex. I understand, and there is a certain synergistic effect of these types of mission trips. It fills both people with the Spirit. And I hope I was not downplaying the impact you have had. I just wonder at times how much good we could do state side if we held off overseas missions for one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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