Dear brothers,
Rejoice in the Lord always! I have mentioned in the past the importance of the presence of the Holy Churches of Saint Demetrios and the Holy Trinity at the capital of Cameroon, Yaounde, which were built thanks to the kind donation of the Fraternity. These two churches have been operating regularly since October 2011 following a specific schedule of services and Divine Liturgies four times a week and with a relevant schedule of sermons and speeches by all the priests. Our Church has already made its presence known in the city center, and we thank God for such a blessing.
Always thinking of promoting our humble missionary efforts, we are in search of more means to support the evangelical work. We have always considered the possibility of creating a center which could arouse the interest of the young people so that they would approach the Orthodox Church, this coming from the proximity of the Holy Church of Saint Demetrios to two big Universities. Hundreds of students roam within the vicinity waiting for their classes to start, and due to the fact that the number of the University classrooms is not enough for all students, half of them have to wait for the first group to finish so that they can continue themselves in the same classroom.
We conceived the idea of creating an open Library-Reading Room with personal computers and connections through the internet with e-libraries from all over the world. This library would be open to students. We believe such a plan could work positively for our missionary efforts, and in the long run we could have a lot of positive results, because through the offer of a spiritual refuge for the young people, at the same time the Orthodox Church becomes known, since the church will be situated within the same place.
Since the surrounding space of the Church is too small for something like that, the idea was put on standby. However, lately we were approached by a neighbor who suggested selling us the adjoining plot of 365 square meters for 23,000€. We believe this is a unique bargain.
We are aware of the fact that the times are hard and that there is financial depression everywhere; however, we hope that God never gives up on the Missionary work, which, after all, is the core of the mystery of His incarnation and humbly a matter of our unimportant existence, too.
With the Lord’s love and wishes to all the Fraternity members.
Gregory of Cameroon
