Cuba Officially Welcomes Pastors for Peace

The first secretary of Cuba’s Young Communist League, Liudmila Alamo, officially welcomed the members of the 22nd Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba who arrived in Havana on Friday after touring almost 130 U.S, Canadian and Mexican cities and collecting over 100 tons of humanitarian aid for the Caribbean island.

Pastors for Peace Caravan Arrives in Cuba

During a ceremony at the National Museum of Fine Arts in the Cuban capital, Alamo thanked the 107 solidarity activists for their effort and for facing risks and threats from the U.S. government for their decision to challenge Washington’s almost 50-year-old blockade of Cuba.

“You are an example of dedication and altruism,” added Liudmila and noted that Cuban youths will always be in debt to them and to the late Rev. Lucius Walker, the founder and main promoter of the Caravan, who died last September.

Tom Smith, president of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO), said that Lucius was the person who taught them to love Cuba, “a feeling that motivates us to strengthen our mutual links every day.”

“Being part of the Caravan shows us what love for others is, because love is our license, we don’t need any other,” he concluded.

Present in the ceremony were local personalities such as Rev. Raul Suarez, director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center; Caridad Diego, head of the Office for Religious Affairs at the Central Committee of Cuba’s Communist Party; and Kenia Serrano, president of the Havana-based Cuban Friendship Institute. Also present were relatives of Lucius Walker, and other guests.

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