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Miranda Village
Located by a peaceful
lake in a tranquil, wooded setting, Miranda village is a quiet town full of
friendly people who believe in hard work and family. The people of Miranda have
had little contact with the outside world, but they do enjoy a few benefits of
modern life. They are also facing a serious health crisis. The people
of Miranda and other villages have used the lake as a dumping site, and
the water is filled with harmful bacteria.
Edge Outreach, in
conjunction with local missionaries, has targeted Miranda as a potential site
for one of their water purification systems. When installed, the system will
provide steady work for several villagers as well as pure, clean water for all
the towns people. A team of mission workers will visit the village, gather
information, and make initial contacts with the local leaders in the hopes they
can establish a working relationship. This initial meeting will be critical to
not only getting a foot in the door, but developing a long term connection with
the people of Miranda.
So where is Miranda,
you ask? Only in the imagination.
Miranda village was
the joint creation of Edge Outreach
and Righteous Insanity, a test village where mission workers at Edge's
annual Pure Water Pure Life Conference could get their feet wet (no pun
intended) putting into practice the skills and knowledge gained through the
conference that will allow them to take the water purification systems into
villages where clean water is desperately needed. The inhabitants of Miranda
were actors given character sheets and a goals list. Miranda has its own unique
culture and language, all designed to give Edge trainees a challenging and
memorable training experience in establishing connections and laying the ground
work for long term relationships.
Righteous Insanity is pleased to offer an
inside look at Miranda village in the book Miranda Village: A Dramatic
Approach to Missions Training. The
book is a step by step guide to the creation of Miranda Village, with helpful
hints along the way to assist missions leaders and drama teachers in adapting
the same techniques for other ministries. This book is a great resource that
will enable you to give your trainees hands on experience in witnessing, altar
counseling, and anything else you can imagine
Watch
videos from Miranda Village
Miranda Village
2008 - Water Gathering
Miranda Village 2008
- Hardware Store
Miranda Village 2008
- Doctor's Office
Miranda Village 2008 -
The Man from Costa Rica
Watch one clever missionary network his way to the chief.
