Peacemaker to share challenges and rewards of serving Christ in Cuba

Youth, labor rights and discrimination highlight issues to be discussed this fall

by Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service
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Dianet de la Caridad Martinez Valdes. (Photo provided)

LOUISVILLE – While the U.S. and Cuban governments have only recently re-established diplomatic ties, the Presbyterian Church has continually maintained a relationship between the two countries. Congregations will get an idea how that has progressed next month when the 2016 class of International Peacemakers visits the U.S.

Among the speakers is Dianet de la Caridad Martinez Valdes of Cuba. Dianet is a lifelong Presbyterian who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French languages from the University of Las Villas in Santa Clara, Cuba.

She is currently the chairperson of the Student Christian Movement (SCM) of Cuba, an ecumenical organization of young people working to provide leadership training, critical reflection and faithful service. She is also in the midst of her theological studies at the Evangelical Seminary of Theology in Matanzas. READ MORE…