 The Hanga foundation was granted ten years to adapt Benedictine life to an African cultural setting.This initial period, lasting until 1965, saw a team of German Missionary Benedictines reside at the monastery.These included an agronomist, a formation director, and a master builder, as well as Fr Chrysostomus (not to be confused with Archabbot Chrysostomus Schimd), who acted as the community's first superior.