Praise God! We finally have the "green light" and resources to begin Sanctuary Village. The idea is that we would provide a place that resembles a monastery where the countryside ministers (or future ministers) could come to learn scripture, learn to grow their own food, practice acts of mercy, practice hospitality and develop their prayer life.
It will, LORD willing, be located in the countryside about an hour (by bus) outside of the capital. Ethiopia's population is still about 80%+ rural and communication is slow.
The hope is that this form of "seminary" will provide holistic and practical training in conjunction with theological development in a familiar and culturally sensitive setting.
The Sanctuary ministry in Addis is in the process of being closed. While the home in Addis served us well as a guest house it failed to become the training center that we had hoped for.
A campus is being planned that should include a main house for the director (or Shamagelle "Elder"), a chapel, a vegetable garden and cottages for students (or Wondem "brother"). We hope to have the first cottage in place by January 2007.
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