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CubaMay 2015

Group of Fourteen

Monday,May 18

Dinesh, born in Liberia, Hindu until 2004

Manuel Iglesias & Terry (New Zealand passport) Maiava

Paige Abrunso, Nuclear Engineer & Equestrian

First photo of Cuba

Cuban Airport Terminal

Our Transportation

Sculptures in Water Pool at Hotel

Elevated Walkway and Stairs at Hotel

Sculpture in Swimming Pool at Hotel

Outside Stairway at Hotel

Cat in the rafters

TUESDAY,MAY 19

Hotel Pool and Ocean Lap Pool

Cabinets in Mario’s home

Interpreter Mario’s daughter as a young girl

Interpreter Mario’s backyard

Paige Loves Small Children & Small Animals

Paige Abrunzo, Kathryn, Anna Simon, Mary Ann Loeffler

Mary Ann Loeffler, Yae Rojas, & Mario Luis Diaz Rojas (Interpreter)

Treadle Singer Sewing Machine

Bird cage in Mario’s house

Vendor and customers

Horse, Cart & Driver

Cuban House Church

House Church “Christ Reigns”

50’s Car, Common in Cuba

Front of House Church

Elizabeth Interian, Another Intrepreter

House Church Bulletin Board

Allison Janosz, Maria and Dinesh Mahtani, & Paige Abrunzo

Cuban girl at house church who served beverages to our group

Jehova/Pastor Tapestry in House Church

House Church Pastor and family

Pastor’s Motorcycle parked in front of sewing machine

Railroad

Marisol’s House Church(widow of Pastor Filipe)

House Church benches

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Plaque

Sugar Cane Farm Equipment

Truck with “Deer” on the door

House Church Bulletin Board

Front Of House Church Room

Carved Wooden Insect

Jeremiah 29: 12-13

Tractor and wagon

Plaque

Cuban pastor, Mario (interpreter), Tony Loeffler, Pastor Peter Bruno

Interpreter Elizabeth & Anna Simon

Plaques in House Church

Children’s Sunday School Display

Fan near ceiling

Gifts: Toothpaste (Cuban “White Gold”), Toothbrushes, Clothing etc.

Fountain

Cuban countryside

Allison and Paige on teeter-totter

Restaurant where we ate

Plaque

Hotel bed with decoratively-folded towel

Wednesday,May 20, 2015

Painting House Church

Cuban money—Pesos and Centavos

Interpreter Elizabeth & Cuban lady

Cuban moon

Postcard showing Cuban capitol buildings

Thursday,May 21, 2015

People at presentationon church planting

Steps to third floor

Stadium Lighting

Deck Railings

Glass Art

Trailer on end

Friday,May 22, 2015

Rooftop water tank

Joan Mallette in foreground with others from team and Cubans

Marisol, widow of Pastor Felipe

Pastor Peter Bruno, Metro Church in Waldwick, NJ

Joan Mallette in foreground w/Marisol

Elizabeth interpreting for Anna Simon

Note from housekeeper in hotel

Towel Elephant

50s Chevrolet car in Cuba

On Car Radiator Grill

Saturday,May 23, 2015

Inside View “Taxi”

Transportation from 1st hotel to 2nd hotel

View from 2nd hotel atrium

Chandelier

Metro Church group w/Pastor Peter Bruno (yellow shirt)

Another of the cars taking part of the group to the second hotel

Final Transport car

Art work in 2nd hotel complex

Onyx Statue

Stone Statue

Painting

Painting

Acrobats

Another artwork: notice no smiles

More of no smiles!

Iron Work Art

Arches

Fountain in hotel complex

Purple Leaves

Lunch

Toy cars for sale

End View of Second Hotel

Embassy Row

Embassy of MalaysiaTower on Russian Embassy Property

Windy but tree already bent

Sunday,May 24, 2015

Mario, Dinesh, Peter

Photo through window opening in wall

Photo taken through open window

Three hands joining through window during ordination

Sunday Ordination of 5 people

Ordaining a Cuban pastor

Also standing on the shady side

Historical?

Sisters

Big sister, Stephany Rojas

Little sister, Katharine Rojas

Pedi Cabs

The Capitol in Havana

Interpreter, Elizabeth

Aquarium in Restaurant

Monday,May 25, 2015

Church in Old Havana

Dancer painting

Locomotive display

Display of wooden toys

Hand-held fans

Paige Abrunzo with carriage horse

Buildings on edge of square

Recycled aluminum can art

Anna Simon & Sally Aldahondo

Spanish children’s dictionary

October 1929 National Geographic Magazine

Horse in harness

Colorfully costumed Cuban ladies

Cuban Catholic cathedral Bell in bell tower at left

Handmade dolls

Anatomical studies circle & square

Leaving sight of Cuba

Clouds enroute to Miami

Over Florida

Spoilers deployed