Cuba's Oil Crisis /
Some of you may have seen recent news about Cuba’s growing energy crisis. With oil shipments from Venezuela and Mexico significantly reduced, the situation has become even more severe. Although Cuba produces some oil domestically, it meets only 40–50% of the country’s needs. For more than two years, the national electric grid—dependent on petroleum and long overdue for maintenance—has suffered repeated failures, plunging most cities, and at times the entire island, into daily blackouts. In many communities, electricity is unavailable for up to 20 hours a day, and the worsening fuel shortage is almost certain to extend these outages even further.
Today, the Associated Press published an article highlighting how the lack of reliable electricity is affecting everyday life across Cuba. You may read the article below or directly on their website. You can read it here
In response to this ongoing crisis, we launched a solar power initiative in September 2025 to equip our partner churches with sustainable energy. With solar power, these churches are able to remain open during blackouts—serving as places of refuge, distributing aid, charging medical devices, and continuing ministry to their communities when the grid goes dark. To date, three churches have solar power fully installed, and two more are currently in progress. This leaves two churches still in need of funding..
We are asking for your help to complete this effort. The cost to fund solar installation for the remaining two churches is $8000. Your support will provide lasting power—and lasting hope—when it is needed most.
AP Article February 5, 2026 /
2025 Highlights /
This was one of our most exciting years since we began our journey in 2017. We could not have done it without your financial support and prayers. Our vision continues to be to serve people in Cuba through our partner churches
Medicines and Medical Supplies
Shortage of medicines and medical supplies affect even hospitals.
Without the medicines we have sent, a man in the hospital would have died because he could not breathe. A woman would not have been able to have her first session of cancer treatment.
In 2025, Aliento Cuba delivered critical medical aid to some of the vulnerable communities in north-central Cuba. We shipped a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter medications, including cancer treatments, along with essential medical supplies such as IV administration kits, syringes, catheters, and nasal cannulas. Through our partner churches, these vital—and often life-saving—resources reached more than 2,000 individuals across seven communities.
Food for the hungry
Your generosity also helped address the growing food crisis. Especially for the elderly whose minimal pension is not enough to purchase food.
Your generosity also helped address the growing food crisis. The church partners of Aliento Cuba provide daily breakfast for children, meal supplements for 30 families, specialized dietary food for 19 severely disabled individuals, and supplemental food baskets for elderly neighbors. For most families in Cuba, purchasing a full month of groceries is simply out of reach, making this support essential for daily survival.
The farm in La Larga produced rice, beans, corn, white sweet potatoes, yuca, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes. It distributed the produce among the community, children's homes and homes for single mothers.
Spreading God’s love
Our vision, to serve the people of Cuba and bring them the good news of the Gospel is a reality
In partnership with a pastor and a team of trained leaders, we support church-planting efforts along the Central North Circuit Highway. In 2025 alone, four new house churches were established, bringing hope and fellowship to previously unreached areas. Cascajal and La Larga, two of our smallest communities, have each established work in a small village near them. People are embracing the God who sees and loves them.
Solar Power Initiative
With no end in sight to the electricity problem in Cuba we launched a campaign to fund installation of solar systems at our partner churches in Cuba. Providing electricity at the church would allow them to better serve their community, In 2025 we shipped equipment for two installations. With more to come in 2026.
Many generously contributed, but we need to raise another $10,000 to complete bringing solar power to 7 churches.
None of this is possible without you. Your prayers and financial support are bringing healing, nourishment, light, and the Word of God to communities facing immense hardship. As needs continue to grow, we invite you to partner with us—through prayer, giving, and sharing our mission—so together we can continue to serve pastors, strengthen churches, and bring hope to the people in Cuba.