August Prayer Points – Focus On The Caribbean
Focus on the Caribbean The unrest in Cuba directs our thoughts to the Caribbean Jewish population. Although small in numbers, the Sephardic, Jewish Spanish-speaking people group, is also part of the diaspora. Prior to expulsion from Spain in 1492, the Jewish people experienced forced conversion to Catholicism but often continued practicing Judaism in secret. Then, in 1497, Portugal expelled the Jewish people who made their way to Brazil. Furthermore, through
