Hi,

Jesus encourages us to stay with others and experience hospitality (Mark 6:8-11) and to be hospitable ourselves (Matthew 25:34-37). Hospitality has a central place in Christian spirituality!

I decided to become an ambassador of the website Ephatta. Ephatta is an online Christian Hospitality network (http://en.ephatta.com) giving a new breathe to this millenary practice.

The website puts in touch people looking for a temporary accommodation with other people willing to open their door and welcome them. Members can list a couch, a private room or an entire home. Hospitality can be provided for any event: holidays, pilgrimages, gatherings or professional trips.

Ephatta was created because welcoming and travelling are unique ways to make meaningful encounters and strengthen our faith. Ephatta means “be opened” and the website gathers those who want to open to others, whoever they are.

Launched in spring 2015, the network already gathers 2538 Christians in 40 countries. The website is available in English, French and soon in Spanish. Ephatta also partners up with events and help organizers having hospitality issues. For example, it’s currently helping French Churches to welcome climate pilgrims and Christians involved in COP21 (http://en.ephatta.com/cop21).

I encourage you to visit the website and join us :)

In Jesus

Mary