RichDrama - Blog #CubaRichDrama - Blog #Cubahttps://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/CubaThu, 09 Apr 2026 00:47:25 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Friend Interviews Friend]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/friend-interviews-friend
Our friend George Flores interviewed our friend Tony Loeffler on THE GATE this morning.

Earlier I posted the rebroadcast times of the interview, but the times were all pushed back one week because Phil Keaggy has a concert in NYC on November 4: http://www.PhilKeaggy.com/tour/

I got to meet Phil in Honduras on a Compassion artists retreat (www.RichDrama.com/Compassion). I was seriously impressed by his talent and humility.

So here are the interview time slots:

Sunday 8:40AM
Monday 9:40PM
Tuesday 1:40PM
Wednesday 8:40AM
Thursday 9:40PM
Saturday 7:40AM

Those will be Phil's interviews starting 10/28 and Tony starting 11/4. All times in the Eastern Time Zone.

CLICK THIS LINK TO TUNE IN: www.TheGateRadio.org

We were planning to perform in a church in Cuba, and the pastor told us there would be a musician there that morning who knew who we were, but the pastor couldn’t remember the musician’s name. It was Tony! We’ve known him since the mid-90’s. 

After a three-hour service the people were dismissed, but they just kept dancing and singing and praising the Lord. Tony leaned over to me and said, “This is happening all over Cuba.”  

Here's an interview I did with Tony that day, December 11, 2016. Click the arrow below, or if you're receiving this in an email visit www.Blog.RichDrama.com (10/22).

https://archive.org/embed/InterviewWithTonyLoefflerInCuba

Find out more about Tony's incredible worldwide ministry at www.TheSolidRock.org.

Here's more about our trip to Cuba: www.RichDrama.com/Cuba.

See the rest of Olympic champion Eric Liddell's Chariots of Fire story in Beyond the Chariots. Watch it online and book a live performance.

]]>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:53:00 -0400<![CDATA[Colonel Papa Cubano]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/colonel-papa-cubano
An atheist says yes to the Lord and becomes a great father of his children and his denomination in Cuba.

Colonel Julio Moreno invited us to Cuba to perform my 1-man play Views of the Manger. While visiting with them we heard the stories of how he moved from being an atheist to being the head of the Salvation Army in Cuba, alongside his wife, Colonela Layanis, who introduced him to the Lord. When he told this story of provision we wanted to dramatize it.

It stars Marco Santiago ( America's Next Top Model), Patricia Mauceri ( Courageous Love, The Farmer and the Belle, One Life to Live), and I narrate it.

It was an official selection at the Hollywood Divine International Film Festival and the International Christian Film and Music Festival.

You can watch it right now on 24Flix.

For full credits click here.
]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:13:00 -0500<![CDATA[Another sketch!]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/another-sketch
Some of the Cubans we worked with to
create a sketch while we were there.
I just heard that the church in Cuba where we helped create a new drama is working on their next! Hurrah!!!


I play a lead in  Providence, which  you can bring to your area.
]]>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:05:00 -0500<![CDATA[Cuba Report Report]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/cuba-report-report
At our apartment complex for performing artists we get to use a room for performances, and I asked if I could perform  Views of the Manger, the one-man play I performed in Cuba a couple of weeks ago, followed by rough cuts of some short films we shot while we were there. They said we couldn't do it during December, but there were plenty of dates in January. I figured no one would want to see a Christmas play in January, but then we realized it was a perfect fit for Epiphany, the celebration of the Wise Men visiting the Lord, especially since the narrator of the play is one of those Magi.

We couldn't have been more pleased with how things went on Epiphany Eve (the closest we could get to Epiphany itself). We had a good turn-out, a great response, wonderful follow-up conversations, and the huge bonus of having someone in the audience we'd crossed paths with in Cuba! He joined us for our Q and A at the end, and he gave more details about one of the stories I told in one of the short films, and he was able to share much more about Cuba, having visited many more times than us.

You can find out more about the trip at  www.RichDrama.com/Cuba.


Photos: Nancy Kronemann Buchanan
Find more by clicking here.
]]>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 18:23:00 -0500<![CDATA[Views of the Manger and Cuba]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/views-of-manger-and-cuba

]]>Thu, 29 Dec 2016 15:03:00 -0500<![CDATA[Baptisms on a Beach in Cuba]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/baptisms-on-beach-in-cuba
https://www.youtube.com/embed/p693RpmiG9c?rel=0

If you're reading this in an email you can see the video at www.RichDrama.com/Cuba.

]]>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:47:00 -0500<![CDATA[One Day... in Cuba]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/one-day-in-cuba
I announced the release of the short film One Day from Cuba!


The actual release date is yet to be posted, but there will be a premiere in Freeport, IL, on January 22.

If you're reading this in an email visit www.RichDrama.com/Cuba to watch the video.
]]>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:08:00 -0500<![CDATA[Christmas Day]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/christmas-day
Joyce teaches on Revelation 19:1-10. She mentions my performance of "La Gente Que Jesús Conocia" (The People Jesus Knew). Find out more about it at www.RichDrama.com/ShortPieces. Find out more about our trip to Cuba and our upcoming report on January 5 at www.RichDrama.com/Cuba.

Pastor Jim Warren opens with a reading from Isaiah 43:10-19 and prayer. Pastor Linda Warren prays over the service.

Click the arrow below, or if it's not there click this link, to play the service:

https://archive.org/embed/JoyceChristmasDay122516

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

If you want to more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.WestchesterChapel.org/Salvation.

Photo courtesy of NicolettiPhoto.com.

]]>Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:21:00 -0500<![CDATA[The Righteous Reign of the Branch]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/the-righteous-reign-of-branch
This was our Christmas Eve service for 2016 at Westchester Chapel.  Joyce teaches on Isaiah 11:1-10. Pastor Randy Solomon opens the service with prayer. Liz J. prays over the sermon. Joyce and I share about our  trip to Cuba that month.

Click the arrow below, or if you're reading this in an email you can  click this link, to play the service:

https://archive.org/embed/JoyceChristmasIsaiah11122416Edited_201812

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

If you want to more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.WestchesterChapel.org/Salvation.


I Dreamed I Was Free tells the story of Quaker abolitionist John Woolman, who spoke against slavery a century before our Civil War.


]]>Sat, 24 Dec 2016 19:51:00 -0500<![CDATA[Message in Cuba: Choose God's Plans]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/message-in-cuba-choose-gods-plans
Rich and Joyce Swingle in
Havana, Cuba, near where she
preached this message.
Joyce teaches in Cuba on Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 12:1-2. She speaks with translation.

Click the arrow below, or if you received this via email  click this link, to play the service:

https://archive.org/embed/JoyceInCuba

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

If you want to more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.WestchesterChapel.org/Salvation.

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