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The scripture is filled with keys to obtaining God’s promise of blessing. It says here in Psalm 32 that you are blessed when your transgressions are forgiven. God extends forgiveness to everyone, but we have to do our part to receive the forgiveness. We have to repent, or change our ways, with open hearts. The Bible also tells us that if we don’t forgive others of their trespasses against us, we cannot be forgiven. Is there anyone in your life today that you need to forgive? Is there someone who has hurt or wronged you? Make the decision to forgive so that you can walk in the blessing of God’s forgiveness for you. Remember, forgiveness doesn’t condone wrong behavior. It simply releases the person from the debt they owe you so that God can release you from the debt you owe from your own transgressions. When you make the choice to forgive and allow God to heal your heart, you will be able to receive His forgiveness for you, and you will walk in His abundant blessing all the days of your life.--Victoria and Joel Osteen

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    Thursday, June 30, 2005

    Haiti has a strong presence in Cuba, dating back to the late 1790's after the Haitian revolution, when many French moved to Cuba and took the kidnapped Africans with them. From this wave we get the Tumba Francesa and the Haitian roots music in Cuba. Haitian tradition contains a strong strain of Dahomey and Congo, both of which are present in Cuba. Haitian Rada is Cuban Arara, the Dahomey tradition.
    More recently, Cuba is perhaps the only country to have welcomed so many Haitians fleeing the persecution of the Generals and their savage regime. There are reportedly over 300,000 recent arrivals in Cuba. And Creole, which is still spoken by descendants of the earlier waves, is Cuba's second language, with a Creole radio station in Havana. There are a number of Haitian roots groups playing in Cuba, including
    Ban Rrarra and Desandann.
    Today, Cuba has several viable Haitian cultural organizations, including Bannzil Kreyol Kiba described in the article below by
    Susana Hurlich.
    Santiago de Cuba is Havana's rival in literature, music and politics, and is regarded as the 'cradle of the revolution' because of the pivotal role it played in overthrowing the Batista regime. It's the second biggest city in Cuba and unlike other Cuban towns, has a noticeable Caribbean flavor due to the influence of the French planters and Haitians who settled there in the last century. The city's distinctive character is also due to its isolation from Havana, and it's own history is as colorful as that of the capital (Santiago de Cuba's first mayor was the conquistador of Mexico, Hernan Cortes). The city houses Cuba's oldest palaces and museums including the Casa de Diego Velazquez and the Museo Municipal Bacardi. It overlooks the Bahia de Santiago de Cuba and many houses feature lacy ironwork balconies, pointed windows and narrow external staircases. The Cementerio Santa Ifigenia is the final resting place of many famous revolutionaries, including Jose Marti whose embalmed body is on display.


    Santiago de Cuba histoires et anecdotes sur la ville et région

    Santiago une ville à part ! Santiago se démarque par une forme d’expression culturelle et des coutumes très en marge du reste de la vie cubaine. C’est la ville la plus ancienne fondée part les espagnols dans leur progression vers le nouveau monde. Elle fut la capitale pendant plus de quinze ans, position stratégique souvent convoitée par les anglais, ville au trésors exitant la convoitise des pirates.
    Vers 1800 plus de 25 000 français fuyant la révolution sanglante en Haïti vinrent se réfugier dans la baie , bon nombre d’entre eux avec leurs esclaves. Ces derniers importèrent une quantité de rythmes et coutumes propres au ethnies qui avaient été déportées vers Haïti. En 1868 ses environs furent le berceau de l’insurrection aboutissant à la première guerre d’indépendance qui faut de bouter dehors les espagnols, aboutit du moins à l’abolition de l’esclavage.En 1900, à nouveau, un mouvement parti de Santiago, s’alliant alors aux troupes américaines, boute les espagnols hors de Cuba signant ainsi la fine de la domination. C’est à Santiago à nouveau qu’en 1956, le peuple se soulève, joint par les barbudos pour renverser Batista, dictateur mis en place par les américains, Fidel Castro nomme alors la ville « Berceau de la révolution ». Un environnement social et politique brûlant agit souvent comme un catalyseur stimulant la fibre artistique des peuples comme si le stress et la souffrance obligeaient à trouver dans la communication des émotions dans l’art un baume à la souffrance. Au début du 19eme le Changui originaire de Guantanamo, proche de 80 km arrive à Santiago et se modernise peu à peu s’urbanise pour devenir le Son. Miguel Matamoros parmi tant d’autres ambassadeurs du Son, le sort des rues de Santiago le clame, le répand jusqu’à ce qu’il envahisse toute la grande île, puis le monde… Il n’est pas rare encore maintenant de croiser dans les rues du centre à peine assez larges pour laisser croiser deux vielles Buick ou Chevrollet d’avant la révolution, dominées par les balcons de ces splendides demeures coloniales au style Franco espagnol d’être sollicité par ces troubadours qui, guitare en main, sont prêts à vous chanter un vieux Son pour un bon verre de rhum. Les haïtiens venus se réfugier vers 1800 importèrent avec leur coutumes des rythmes comme « la Tumba Francesa, le Gaga, le Vodun » Ceux ci furent si bien assimilés qu’ils font partie intégrante du patrimoine de l’Oriente et viennent enrichir le répertoire des nombreux groupes folkloriques. Parmi ceux-ci, la « Compania Ballet Foklorico de l’Oriente » première formation de cette envergure reconnue et soutenue par l’état, régale le public averti de merveilleuse chorégraphie à forte inspiration haïtiennes, présentant notamment des costumes et déguisement hauts en couleurs. Dans ce contexte les percussions ont bien entendu un rôle de premier plan , elle délivrent des performances tout à fait pyrotechniques sur des rythmes tout à fait propre à l ‘oriente. Le carnaval a lieu au mois de juillet après la Zafra ou récolte de la canne à sucre. Il a été longtemps le plus fameux des Antilles on y venait depuis toutes les caraïbes et plus loin. Après avoir été suspendu pendant les « periodas especiales » il vient d’être réhabilité et vous attend… préparer vos dancing shoes, la Conga de Santiago ne vous épargnera pas.

      "A qui sait bien aimer il n'est rien d'impossible"
      "Fais de l'Eternel tes delices, Et il te donnera ce que ton coeur desire.(Psaume 37:4)."
        Wednesday, April 20, 2005
          Today I thank God for protecting me for all those years and thanks to Him I see another year of life. I think my family who's always there for me in good and in bad times, for standing by me and support me in anything I do, and most of all I think them for loving me and for all the care they give me.

          I thank my best friend, my lover, my #1 fan, my supporter, my counselor, someone who represent an older brother, an uncle, but who is my admirer, my lover and my angel, Don Wal who is always by my side, who cares for me, who helps me to carry on with life's most important decisions, who never allows me or drives me to make any mistake that I would regret in life, who respects me and loves me for who I am and accepts all my decision. When life becomes a challenge he is always there to help me, when I have to detach myself from the world in order to search the Lord my God he understands and he helps me through. Today I thank him for all that he is and all that he has helped me with, I ask God to bless him and sees him through, to forgive him and to care for him no matter what he's done wrong(for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God). I can never thank him enough. I pray God to lead him through the path of Eternal Life.

            I thank all my friends who are in no time always ready to help me when life becomes a challenge and when things are not so good. I thank them for being my friend and for their most dearest understanding. I thank God for everyone of them and I thank Him for giving us all the opportunity to receive the Gift of Life, and us too are living in His grace, we shall all be thankful to the Lord our God.

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