Holy Spirit Abbey
Mvimwa, Tanzania
Mvimwa Abbey was founded in 1979. “The community serves the shrine where on February 7, 1888 the first canonically erected monastery of the Missionary Benedictines of St Ottilien was established, and on January 13th, 1889 the proto-martyrs of the Congregation were killed” (Source). The monks at Mvimwa are involved in building a church, running schools, developing a solar farm, foresting, aiding mothers, and working a pig house.
Work of the SJBVC
Volunteers teach English to monks, do maintenance and farm work, and help with the industrial school.
Those who have served
2009-2010: James Slagle and Dan Plaisance
2010-2011: Simon Sperl and Alex Kurt