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 Hans Peter & Hannelore Royer (Director)"What would life be without the Lord Jesus?" Before coming to Tauernhof in 1990, I worked as a car mechanic, later as a professional ski instructor and mountain guide. My wife Hannelore keeps busy with our three children (Lucas, Lisa, Eva-Maria) and runs our Bed & Breakfast "Waldschlössl", the house in which I grew up. Besides preaching and teaching at our center Tauernhof, taking care of staff as well as many administrative tasks, I travel extensively in Europe and overseas to speak at conferences and churches. I have also been elected as the assistant director of "Torchbearer International" which also adds a few responsibilities. Looking back on our lives I can only say that God's grace is real and active. I am neither able to be where I am, nor have I desired nor deserved it. I can only say "thank you" to our precious Lord, make myself totally available, and in doing so keep in step with the Spirit.  Martin & Marion Buchsteiner (Principal)I am married since September 1996 to Marion and work since 1998 at Tauernhof. Together with our two daughters Emily and Ronja we live in Haus, a small village close to Schladming. Since September 2003 I am the Bible School Prinicpal. Preaching, Teaching, leading Groups and ski instructing during our winter camps are part of my work. God has been guiding us in wonderful ways and looking back I can only affirm what God has promised in Isaiah 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."  Eis & Maja van Dijk (Bible Teacher)It was our Heavenly Father who brought us back to Tauernhof in the summer of 2000. Tauernhof is the place where we met and fell in love with each other, and Tauernhof is the place where God allows us to serve Him together. It is a privilege to live and serve Him here, to serve our guests and students in various ways: Maja (Swiss) is the Bible school secretary and Eis (Dutch) is a Bible teacher, guest- and student counsellor and ski instructor. Eis is also travelling to various other Bible schools and to some churches where he teaches the Word of God and he loves it. It is our desire to be faithful servants and to make you feel welcome at Tauernhof! "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)  Heli & Martina Rettensteiner (Sports) Hi, we are the Rettensteiner family, my wife Martina and with our four children. Tauernhof became an important part of my life, because it was the first time in my life that I got in touch with believers, who have a living relationship with Jesus Christ. After I became a christian in 1996, I felt more and more the desire to be involved in the Tauernhof ministry. I work at Tauernhof as a ski- and mountainguide. I am also in charge of planing different outreaches for churches, schools and hospitals during our Bible Schools in Spring and Fall. "I look up to the mountains, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121  Tobias & Beth Kley (Dean of Students)„And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching JESUS as the CHRIST.“ Acts 5.42 When I came to Tauernhof for the first time in May 1999, I got to know JESUS personally. This relationship with HIM changed my life and future plans completely. GOD placed the burden on my heart to share JESUS with as many people as possible. Beth (America, TN) and I got married in 2004 and in the meantime GOD gave us two sons named Henning and Esben, and a daughter named Bella. Officially we are missionaries with the "Kontaktmission" and they loaned us out for full time ministry at Tauernhof. While Beth tries to establish relationships with the local mothers, I am busy with evangelistic outreaches, travel ministries, sports and activities and the discipling of our Bible School students.  Andy & Uli Reiter (Maintainance)Griaßenk, my name is Andreas Reiter. I come from Ramsau and I'm 31 years old. By profession I am a plumber and ski instructor. Since April 24th 2006 I've been employed full time at Tauernhof as the maintenance guy. My work is mainly to repair and keep things running. "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:5) Moni-Anna & Lothar Scherer (Secretary/Cook) „To discover new land, to tremble, to hope, to pray, continue the walk.“ To marvel. We have added the word „to marvel“ to this quote because this is our experience since June 2009 when our ministry started at Tauernhof. The ad „cook wanted“ on the Tauernhof homepage from which we originally just wanted to download a sermon was the beginning of our way to this place. The fact that I (Lothar) haven`t practiced my first profession – a cook – for 25 years, that I (Anna) had no expectation of getting a permanent full time job at Tauernhof and that we both loved our hometown Freiburg were facts which were not enough to ignore this open door slot. Our Lord has pushed open this door completely, has talked to us through his Word, people and circumstances, He has lead us into this new land and also has a new ministry for me (Anna). It is a gift to see how Jesus works here in people, on people and through people and also being able to marvel about the truth "The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it." (1. Thess. 5,24)
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Kathrin Ungnadner (Assistant cook)
Liselotte Wagner (Bookshop)
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