Beggars of Christ Refuge
Former Fatima Outreach Foundation Property
195 Grantham Way, Middleton, Tennessee 38052
On April 14, 2021, Fatima Outreach Foundation purchased approximately 400 acres of property in West Tennessee, which we named the Beggars of Christ Refuge. From the beginning, this land was intended to become a peaceful place dedicated to prayer, healing, restoration, and missionary service.
The Refuge included a chapel, approximately nine cottages, a beautiful 30-acre lake that we named the Little Sea of Galilee, several additional ponds and lakes, a swimming pool, volleyball court, welcome center with sitting areas, prayer areas, multiple pavilions, fishing areas, concrete walking paths, abundant wildlife, and hundreds of acres of quiet and peaceful surroundings.
A Refuge With a Mission
Our vision was much greater than the land itself.
We were actively preparing the Beggars of Christ Refuge to become a home for the developing Beggars of Christ missionary community, a home for Beggars of Christ Missionaries, safe houses for women who had survived human trafficking, and retreat cottages for lay missionaries and others seeking prayer and spiritual renewal.
We were also preparing the Refuge as a place where those who were wounded, vulnerable, or in need of healing and restoration could step away from the struggles of life and encounter safety, compassionate support, prayer, peace, and hope. It was being prepared as a place where missionaries could live, pray, serve, and accompany those seeking healing, restoration, and a new beginning.
The Loss of the Refuge
On February 22, 2023, a quitclaim deed was executed transferring the Beggars of Christ Refuge from Fatima Outreach Foundation to a newly formed organization. Fatima Outreach Foundation disputes the authority under which the deed was executed and alleges that the transfer was fraudulent and unauthorized. As a result of the disputed transfer, the Foundation lost control and possession of the property.
During this same period, Fatima Outreach Foundation also lost control of other assets belonging to the Foundation, including funds held in its bank accounts. The Foundation disputes the authority under which its property, funds, and other assets were taken or transferred and is seeking their recovery through the appropriate legal process.
These matters are currently the subject of a pending civil case and are being pursued through legal counsel.
The Vision Has Not Been Lost
Although we no longer have possession of the Beggars of Christ Refuge, the vision has not been lost. Instead, through God’s providence, the mission continues and is expanding internationally.
A refuge is more than land and buildings. It is a place where wounded hearts can find safety, where those who have suffered can begin again, where human dignity can be restored, and where the love and mercy of Jesus Christ can bring hope into darkness.
What began as a vision for one refuge in West Tennessee has grown beyond the boundaries of one property. We continue to carry this mission wherever God leads us, serving those who are poor, vulnerable, wounded, forgotten, and at risk of human trafficking.
We Ask for Your Prayers
We humbly ask for your prayers that the truth surrounding this matter will come fully into the light and that justice will prevail according to God’s Holy Will.
We pray also for the conversion of hearts of those whose actions have caused harm to our mission. May God touch every heart involved and lead all of us toward truth, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing.
Please pray that the Beggars of Christ Refuge, together with any funds and assets rightfully belonging to Fatima Outreach Foundation, may be restored to the Foundation through the proper legal process and ultimately used for the charitable and missionary purposes for which they were intended.
Above all, we entrust this entire matter to Jesus Christ. We ask Our Blessed Mother to intercede for us, and we place the future of this mission into the loving hands of God the Father.
We do not pray for vengeance. We pray for truth. We pray for justice. We pray for conversion. We pray for healing. And above all, we pray that God’s Holy Will may be done.
The loss of the Refuge did not end our mission. We are continuing the mission today, and through God’s providence, our missionary work is expanding internationally. The call to serve Christ in the poor, the wounded, the vulnerable, and survivors of human trafficking remains alive, not only in our hearts, but in our actions, our service, and our growing commitment to serve wherever God calls us.
The property may have been taken from our hands, but the mission God placed in our hearts continues, stronger than ever.