And everyone has their own story
The nine figures around the table all appear in the 4th book about Diospi Suyana. They could hardly be more different. But they drive Diospi Suyana’s fields of work forward with vigor and confidence.
- The lady with the blonde hair is called Sabine Teichert. The dialysis nurse from North Hesse had no idea why her boss encouraged her to train as a nurse. But then she heard an interview about Diospi Suyana on the radio, visited our website and things became clearer. She manages the nursing service at the missionary hospital. She has a very big heart and continues to rise above herself.
. - Matthias Rehder in the blue sweater is a person of respect. As General Director of the Diospi Suyana School, he upholds discipline and looks after the standard of our educational institution. He completed his studies in Hamburg with honors in mathematics and chemistry. As a teenager, he spent a lot of time on the Reeperbahn and hanging out with his friends. His aha moment came on November 11, 2011, when he was sitting in a bar with friends and a pretty young lady struck up a conversation about “a personal God”. The atheist became a Christian and was baptized in India two years later.
. - Heike Fieß sits behind the North German. On her CV she also worked as chief secretary to the administrative director in the German Bundestag. After reading the book “Walking on Water” she intended to help out at Diospi Suyana for three months. Now she will contribute her experience as deputy head of administration for at least three years. At the age of 14 she said goodbye to her faith and became an atheist. Six years later she had an encounter with Jesus Christ. That’s how life works. She is an indispensable member of the team.
. - At the very back, Dr. Klaus John laughs into the camera. He is a skeptic by nature and what he shouted into the wind one night in November 1995 was not without consequences: “God, where are you, I want to see you!” 15 years later, he published his first book: “I have seen God”. With 75,000 copies sold in seven languages, the story went around the world. This thriller has even been read at Harvard University’s University Hospital.
. - His wife Dr. Martina John was a gifted dancer in her youth. .
Classical, rock, disco etc. At the age of 16, she fell off a horse and spent many weeks in hospital with a complicated pelvic fracture. She began to think about the meaning of life. The former scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation went on Wikipedia as the founder of a modern missionary hospital in Peru. To date, she has been the subject of 117 TV reports worldwide. When she was asked by a reporter in Munich what gives her the strength to live, she replied: “I get up early in the morning, read a passage in the Bible and say a prayer!”
. - Dr. Thomas Tielmann has been a permanent member of staff for six years. The highly intelligent vascular surgeon keeps his cool in the operating theater even when the blood level in the abdomen rises. As deputy hospital director, he makes many important decisions. In addition to his high IQ, he has a great deal of common sense. His commitment in Curahuasi is an expression of his living faith. You could describe him as the opposite of a puffer.
. - Dr. Benjamin Zeier, wearing a white polo, knelt in front of a wooden cross to thank God for the successful birth of his youngest child. Suddenly, words came from his lips that he didn’t want to say: “God, what is the mission in life for our family?” The urologist and his wife Lena sold their house and moved to Peru with five children. Millions watched and listened to this poignant life story on VOX.
. - Administrative Director Louis Fischer – the man with the beetroot beard – speaks five languages fluently. He remains calm even in crisis situations. He was handsomely rewarded for his excellent work at Diospi Suyana. He found the woman of his life. He heard about Diospi Suyana from his mother, who had internalized the book “I have seen God” at night. A man with huge potential and a great future.
. - Tobias Lächele is in charge of all the workshops. His wife Marielene and he asked in the living room for a hand from above. A few minutes later, their phone rang. They packed their bags and moved continents with their children. His name is constantly mentioned in the fourth book. Readers will know why from spring 2025.