She organised prayer meetings and Bible studies and provided individual pastoral care. She was assisted in this by the pastors who spent their holidays at the home. Many a guest remembers thankfully how his faith was invigorated and renewed in this Christian house. Finally the Deaconesses’ Establishment was forced, for various reasons, to abandon this branch of its work. Those who grieve at the loss are consoled by the thought that the Gospel of God’s love continues to be spread far and wide through the work of Kilchzimmer.
For three years, Child Evangelism of Europe had been looking in different parts of Europe for a headquarters. a place was needed for the yearly training institute, as well as for the European offices and printing department. In 1971, we heard about Kilchzimmer and went to see it. It was ideal for our purposes, and an approach was made to the Deaconesses’ Establishment to ask them if they would sell it. By this time, it had lain empty for three years and was in a state of some disrepair.
A price was agreed on with a twelve-month period to pay. God, in a wonderful way, supplied all the money five weeks before the year was finished. Much money has also been spent on repairs and renovations, and the work has been done by a team of over 90 volunteer workers from different parts of the world. There have been many changes in the structure, but the doctrinal foundation remains the same. We are pleased that the Gospel witness, which has been there for almost a century, will be continued; and that through Kilchzimmer, many boys and girls in Europe will be evangelised in the days that lie ahead. <end>
go to page: 1 2 3 4
