Aiguebelle takes over this foundation and establishes Our Lady of Atlas in Tibhirine. Amed e and Fr. Three other Brothers are living in the annexe in Morocco without a superior. For two and a half years, Fr. Amed e in Algiers ensured a presence of one day a week in the monastery of Tibhirine.
Volunteers arrive from various monasteries of the Order.
A new community, Our Lady of Tibhirine, pre-foundation of Aiguebelle, comes into being to revive the monastery of Tibhirine. Differences of nationality are a richness and a challenge that can be taken on by a life of close fraternity. As the only contemplative community in the church in Algeria, it will provide a Christian monastic presence in a Muslim milieu. The monastery has been well accepted by the local population. Recruitment presents another challenge.