SFN Dad to Dad 315 - Leonardo Cespedes of Bayamo, Cuba a Baptist Preacher, Father of Two Including A Son Who Has Intellectual Disabilities

English Version - In April 2024, our host David Hirsch traveled to Cuba with Joni and Friends, as one of 12 U.S. volunteers participating in a Wheels For The World Program, to fit and distribute 200+ wheelchairs to youth and adults, who might not otherwise experience mobility.   This week's guest is Leonardo Cespedes of Bayamo, Cuba, a Baptist Preacher and father of two including a son with intellectual and physical disabilities.  Leonardo and his wife, Mairelis, have been married for 26 years and are the proud parents of two; daughter Reveca (23) who is a teacher, and son Marko (20) who has undiagnosed intellectual disabilities, suffers from seizures and is hard of hearing.   Marko was one of the recipients of a wheelchair. During his visit, David spoke with and recorded interviews with two Cubans connected to the disability community in Cuba.  Special thanks to Dairy Hernandez, the young Cuban woman that served as one of David's translators during the week and for her help translating today's episode in English and Spanish.  That's all on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.  Show Notes - WhatsApp - 53 58 01 4667 Email – [email protected] & Friends -  https://joniandfriends.org/ACLIFIM (Asociación Cubana de Personas con Discapacidad Físico - Motora -  https://www.aclifim.cu/Special Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 700+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated.  There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videosPlease support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/SFN Dads Mastermind Group - https://21stcenturydads.org/sfn-mastermind-group/Find out about Horizon Therapeutics – Science and Compassion Working Together To Transform Lives. https://www.horizontherapeutics.com/Versión en Español - En abril de 2023, nuestro anfitrión David Hirsch viajó a Cuba con Joni y sus amigos, como uno de los 12 voluntarios estadounidenses que participan en un programa de Wheels For The World, para instalar y distribuir 200+ sillas de ruedas a jóvenes y adultos, que de otro modo no experimentarían movilidad.El invitado de esta semana es Leonardo Céspedes de Bayamo, Cuba, un predicador bautista y padre de dos hijos,...