Ministry started by a grandmother combats burnout on the mission field.
By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle
PARIS — Sherry Pogue bought a castle to serve the Lord.
It’s a small castle, the American Christian emphasizes.
In 2016, Pogue and her late husband, Alan, acquired the 6,000-square-foot Château Claire Fontaine — with four levels and 12 bedrooms — to launch the Restored & Renewed Ministry. Château is the French word for castle.
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“It has a tower and everything,” Pogue, 69, said of the residence, which originally served as a Paris mayor’s country getaway in eastern France. “We jokingly say that it’s more shabby chic, but it’s very habitable.”
Built in 1870, the château in a 75-person village now welcomes Christian missionaries and their families from around the world. They stay for free and enjoy rest and restoration.
“Our goal is to keep missionaries on the field,” said Pogue, who works alongside two life coaches and a poodle named Teddy. “In all of the world, our missionaries are burning out.”
This story appears in the January print edition of The Christian Chronicle.
Photo by Bobby Ross Jr.
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