Persecuted Pastor's Health Deteriorates in Villa Marista Prison.
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 13:28:13 -0700 (PDT)
Friends, the story we are sharing with you below is heartbreaking, and I want to ask you on behalf of this Pastor and his family to take some time this weekend to write them a letter of encouragement and also to add them to your prayer list. Here is a pastor who is being held in prison for no reason. He has not committed any crime, and yet he is being held as if he has. His health is failing, and he is also away from his family. Please also pray for his wife and daughter, as you can imagine, it must be horrible to be taken away from your loved one for no good reason. The following is directly from VOM Media contacts.
Arrested in his La Lisa neighborhood home in Havana, Cuba by five security policemen on February 20 for allegedly aiding refugees to illegally emigrate, Pastor Carlos Lamelas remains in La Villa Marista Detention Center as his weight and blood pressure continue to drop to unhealthy levels. Officers searched his entire home, confiscating his computer, printer, personal files and other office items. No formal charges have been brought against Cuba former President of the Church of God, as the police-appointed "instructor" has still not briefed Carlos on the reason for his detainment.It is widely accepted that Pastor Lamelas was targeted by the Castro regime ever since he refused to sign (and sing) government rhetoric sent to him in a document over three years ago.
Christians were urged to follow cue œif they wanted to be on the safe side of the government." He did not, and was thrown in prison twice before his latest arrest, when he was falsely accused of working for the CIA and then of being a counterrevolutionary. Carlos wife, Uramis Lamelas, is only allowed to visit him for 15 minutes every Monday morning while three policemen sit around them to limit their conversations. The meetings take place at La Villa Marista Detention Center in the La VÃbora area of Havana Arroyo Naranjo borough. The pastor 12-year old daughter, Estefania, was only allowed to visit him once, and his 6-year-old daughter, Daniela, is also praying for his release.
To encourage Pastor Lamelas and his family, his wife can receive letters addressed to:
Uramis Frometa Salvat de Lamelas .220 No. 6910 Entre 69 y 71.La Lisa, Habana
CubaTel: Phone: 011-53-7-260-0200http://religionrevolucion.blogspot.com/. May 18, 2006
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Desalojan a Pastor evangalico de su templo en Cuba.
Por: Ahmed Rodriguez Albacia*
La Habana, Cuba 15 de mayo 2006
El Pastor evangalico Luis Enrique Cervantes Leiva fue desalojado de su templo religioso en el poblado de Vicente en la provincia de Ciego de Ãvila cuando se encontraba realizando su actividad religiosa y ademas tambien fue expulsado de la piscina olimpica de esta ciudad donde se desempeñaba como custodio de la misma.
Segun declaraciones del religioso, cuando fue a reclamar ante el administrador fue golpeado por este proporcionandole una pedrada en el muslo derecho sin obtener mas explicacion el custodio de parte del administrador que la fuerte expresion: "te expulse del trabajo porque me dio la gana".
Luis Enrique Cervantes Leiva es padre de tres niños menores de edad y despues del desalojo no tiene donde vivir, ademas es constantemente acosado por el oficial de la Seguridad del Estado "Fernando" el cual le dice que: "si no colabora con esta institucion represiva del regimen cubano, lo podran encarcelar".
* Periodista independiente cubano. Agencia Jovenes sin Censura
Posted by Cubareligion to Religion en Revolucion at 5/17/2006 08:50:00 PM
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