Home News Cuban pastor issues call for a thousand hours of prayer as nation faces multiple crisesThe pastor of the Evangelical Pentecostal Church of Puerto Padre, in the province of Las Tunas, Cuba, has called for Christian unity and prayer of a thousand hours, according to the Cuban media outlet CubaNet Noticias. The religious leader seeks God's intervention in the face of the complex situation facing the Cuban people, affected by the serious economic crisis, shortages and social discontent. The pastor expressed the feelings of many, who "can no longer cope with this life we are leading." For example, in April, Cuban authorities arrested prominent opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer after revoking his parole. The population suffers political restrictions and repression in parallel with the acute economic crisis, in a context of growing social dissatisfaction.