Where is the training center?

The Journey Corps Training Center is located near Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. It’s a 32-acre campus situated just outside the second largest city in Cote d’Ivoire. The small and diverse country of Côte d’Ivoire lies on the underside of the West African “bulge.” Often referred to as “Ivory Coast,” the nation is about the size of New Mexico.The southern part of the country has experienced much prosperity compared to other African nations, while the north is underdeveloped and many people there live in poverty. The coastline of Côte d’Ivoire varies from small rocky cliffs in the west to flat, sandy beaches in the east. Moving north, the country’s tropical forest changes to savanna. The climate is temperate to hot, with ample rainfall.

Of the nearly 17.6 million people living in Côte d’Ivoire, more than 30 percent are of foreign origin. Côte d’Ivoire is home to at least 66 language dialects. The expanding Sahara, tribal conflicts, political upheavals, and the sway of Islam along with the spread of AIDS have left the peoples of West Africa economically and spiritually impoverished. The church needs workers trained to present the gospel in ways that spark these peoples’ interest and feeds their physical and spiritual hungers.

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Journey Corps Training Center in Bouaké

For more than 30 years the campus was a state of the art boarding school known as International Christian Academy (ICA).

Tribal conflict from 2000 and 2003 made it impossible to continue boarding students at ICA, and it sat partially vacant for years while being leased and maintained by the French military.

The 32-acre campus is enclosed in a security wall and is located

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a mere eight kilometers (almost five miles) from town.

Students and staff are housed in the eight dormitories, 10 apartments and 13 houses available on site. The facility includes an industrial kitchen, dining hall, library, shop, 14 classrooms and 10 offices. The center also features a gymnasium, football (soccer) pitches, basketball courts, racquetball and tennis courts, and a seasonally available swimming pool. We are working on providing internet access.

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