I finally got the chance to follow up. I think you have some good ideas but yes, the business plan needs some work. Unless you are independently wealthy you will need to fund raise. In order to do so you will need a good business plan to present to investors or financial supporters of your ministry.

My wife and I feel the call from the Lord to do something similar. We call it a place of refuge as we too believe that the tribulation is near and believers will not be able to buy, sell, or trade with the rest of the world unless we take the mark of the beast. Therefore, we need to create a separate economy and functioning society.

In the beginning there will be a lot of estimates used to create a budget. For example, get an idea of how much land costs. Here in SC midlands it goes for around $6k per acre. How many acres do you need?

Next, how many buildings do you need? How much do those cost per square foot? How much does each cabin cost? Will you build them yourself or with help from the community? Or professionally built?

And so on. I imagine starting small and as others catch the vision more will jump on board. I think buying a large chunk of land and then selling at very cheap to like minded people will help the project get off the ground. Once you have community the group can work together on building infrastructure, pooling time and resources. The important part is getting a quality leadership team that has the same vision. Raising funds shouldn't be that difficult once you have a solid plan. God owns the cattle on a thousand hills not to mention all the silver and gold in the earth. He's just looking for the faithful whom He can trust to build his kingdom. I have witnessed God's great provision in my own life.

I would be willing to discuss more details and pray about partnering together in this project. Is there a way to direct message on this site? I don't want to give out my contact info on a public site.

I finally got the chance to follow up. I think you have some good ideas but yes, the business plan needs some work. Unless you are independently wealthy you will need to fund raise. In order to do so you will need a good business plan to present to investors or financial supporters of your ministry.

My wife and I feel the call from the Lord to do something similar. We call it a place of refuge as we too believe that the tribulation is near and believers will not be able to buy, sell, or trade with the rest of the world unless we take the mark of the beast. Therefore, we need to create a separate economy and functioning society.

In the beginning there will be a lot of estimates used to create a budget. For example, get an idea of how much land costs. Here in SC midlands it goes for around $6k per acre. How many acres do you need?

Next, how many buildings do you need? How much do those cost per square foot? How much does each cabin cost? Will you build them yourself or with help from the community? Or professionally built?

I would be willing to discuss more details and pray about partnering together in this project. Is there a way to direct message on this site? I don't want to give out my contact info on a public site.