The Communities in Spain

Our communities in San Sebastián and Irún could be compared to treasures hidden in the field... Actually, we didn't purposely look for such difficult places to find. We like to be in easily accessible locations, but for the moment, this is what we have and we are very grateful, because truly, both Mount Ulia in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa) and the Caserío that we inhabit in Irún (Guipúzcoa), are healthy and beautiful places, where we can lead a peaceable life. (see for directions below)

Single people, families, children, old and young, share our lives together in unity and harmony; in an atmosphere of order, respect and human warmth. Despite the great activity in the community, the most important for us is that each person may have all his needs met and none would be lonely or alienated... We all use our abilities and gifting to build each other up. We share our good times and bad times. We are growing to be true friends that love at all times and never let each other down. One of our greatest goals is to turn our hearts to our children and raise them up in the ways of our God. We honor the Marriage Covenant and make our living by the sweat of our brow. From our free will we serve one another and all we do, we do it from our hearts, motivated by our desire to do God's will and do good to others. Our example is Yahshua the Messiah!

Each person's interest in our community is intent on the welfare of his neighbors; this is a source of enormous satisfaction. That's why among us nobody is underprivileged, full of complexes or bored! The community that the Son of God came to establish on the earth, according to the pattern described in the book of the Acts of the Apostles, is just the right place for healing and restoration of human relationships and individuals in all aspects of their beings. It is a new Kingdom. A new Social Order where barriers of age, sex, education, status, etc... are broken down.

Of course, in our desire to do things well, we seek what's natural for our food, clothing and building materials, etc. That's why we also work the garden and try to be as self-sufficient as possible, so our days are filled with activity: cooking, sewing, hammer in hand, or baking a delicious whole wheat bread, etc. You might have already tried our bread or might have found us somewhere singing and talking about "The Three Eternal Destinies of Man," for instance...

Directions

How to get to our house in Paseo de Ulia, 375:

You have to drive from the city of San Sebastián up the road of Mount Ulia and get to the parking lot. Instead of passing through the gate of the Park, drive on up the small road on the right of the gate. That road has a Dead End sign. Follow the same driveway until the concrete road ends. Right there, on top of the hilltop, look left and you'll see the small dirt road and our gate. That's it!

Another way is to drive up the steep street at the right of the Arzak Restaurant. Follow the road up until you see the ocean. If you look right, you'll see the Herri Ametza Ikastola and just above the Sidrería Mendiola, but if you look left you'll see our house. Just follow the left road up... you'll be there in a few minutes.

 

How to get to Caserío Barraca:

Irún is a town on the French border of about 50,000 people located on the Atlantic Coast, 20 km east of San Sebastián.
To get to our house from San Sebastián take N1 as far as the traffic circle near the hotel Urdanibia (shortly before the downtown section of barrio de Ventas). Change direction in the traffic circle and head toward San Sebastián. Start to drive up the pass (Gaintxurizketa), and about 100 meters before the first big curve to the left (where the junk yard is) there's a concrete driveway on the right. Enter there, and then the first house you see at 100 meters on your right is ours. WELCOME.
From Irún start to drive up the aforementioned pass (barrio de Ventas, N1 direction San Sebastián), and the rest is the same.

If you'd like to visit with us, please phone us, and do not think that coming to our house will cost you money or anything like that. Our house is a home, not an institution.