Blick: “contain integrated”, does missionary work in Kosovo

When about two months ago, a Kosovo television was presenting the exemplary <x0mmigrent from Switzerland to Kosovo, 41-year-old Kurt Trachsel, the show had sounded exceptionally and was distributed by many other media, Swiss and Albanian. Kurt was introduced as a Swiss farmer who had emigrated to Kosovo, and besides farming work, he also did humanitarian work. He had perfectly learned Albanian and was presented as a perfectly integrated man among the Kosovo Albanians as well. “

According to brick, this <x0phasad has burst” when journalists visited Kurti in the village. Asked about his home, the neighbors react in a provoked manner, broadcast albinfo.ch. “That's like asking about bin Laden's house”, the translator tells reporters. That is because the residents here think Trachsel is a missionary who wants to turn them into Christianity, a taboo for this Muslim environment.

Once it arrives at the Kosovo “Kurti building complex”, the atmosphere is exacerbated. “Kurt is not here, don't photograph”, calls a man who seems to be working for Kurt Trachsel. While talking about the building, it is a Christian - based clinic for rehabilitation by drug addicts.

Its basement has been folded with tons of pizza packages. “Here the addicts work up to 18 months”, the worker says. They produce packing, mostly for pizza.

While a gathering of fanatics and missionaries is seen on the employee list of this rehabilitation center, albinfo.ch conveys. Some Steve Behler is in their midst, active missionary of the “Caesar's Church”. For therapy, Patrick Walker is responsible. This social teacher is close to the Baptist gospel church in Buchweesen. This church promotes against singer Justin Bieber and premarital sex. And this church is very active in Kosovo. “A typical evangelist church, with strong missionary focus”, says sect expert Georg Schmidt.

In the proper Jesus portal. ch, Tracschel frankly says: “We are obedient Christians and we try to convey our values further”.

Thus, Kosovo's “Kurt” tries to do missionary work with the sick by drug addiction, with the weaker of the weaker. The doctor of this field, Philip Bruggmann, says this is absurd. “Mixing drug rehabilitation with missionary work is sensitive, since patients in this case are placed in a difficult vital position”, transmit albinfo.ch. In addition, close medical supervision should be involved, says the expert.

Facing charges, Trachsel responds softly. He says “we are all Christians, and financing is also done by religious organisations”. But what are those organizations exactly, he doesn't know by heart. And he already doesn't like public attention. “We here at any time can be attacked by Muslim extremists”, he says./Albinfo. ch