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Daniel Mills and Dr. Tompkins went to Cuba August 4 to 8 2004. Primarily we organized our two upcoming mission trips. In addition we were able to carry down a lot of dried powered milk to be distributed by the Baptist Convention.

We also traveled with Mr. Albert Steele from Waco. We had a lot of luggage with all the milk:

Albert stayed in a Casa Particular (Licensed Cuban Home) halfway between our hotel and downtown:

Our first stop was to visit our friend from Samford, Aldeberto's mom in San Francisco de Paula.

 
 
 

Her dog!
 
Her Street
 
Her Next Door Neighbor
 

Then we made our way to the Primera Iglesia Bautista de La Trinidad (First Baptist Church of the Trinity in Santa Clara.) and their Baptist Seminary, Instituto Biblico. (Mission Trip #2--Spring Break 2005!)

Here we are in Santa Clara!  Homero,  Tompkins, Dario, Albert and Rodo, Where is Daniel??



Their computer room

Their Library

Boy is it Hot!!

Their Chapel

 Baptismal Fount
 
Lots of Construction is going on!
 

A local Catholic Church

On the Road again!!

On Friday we got to go to to the University of Havana to visit with the Physics Department. We discussed and planned for our first service-mission trip, physics peer teaching. Here is a great shot of Physics colleagues, Dr. Tompkins with the Dean of Physics, Dr. Osvaldo de Melo Pereira, Dr. Ernesto Altshuler and fellow LabVIEW junkie, Dr. Manuel Calvino.

Around the physics department:


Around the Campus


Why don't we have this view at our department??

The classic central entrance!

Friday night I visited one of my friend's apartment (Ernesto) and here is the view from his place (actually it is his parent's house.)

On Saturday, having finished all of our work Daniel and I explored the Old Havana city.

Who is that tank commander??

More at the Museum of the Revolution

You think that New York taxis are crazy?

The statue of Jesus is in the distance

Poisedon

One of my favorite old houses:

On the way to the airport, we took picture of a lot of billboards.

We had a few shots left for the plane trip. At Jose Marti International Airport:

Still over Cuba

Back to the US

Samford plans on returning twice to Cuba in 2005! You can be one of us!!!

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