Armin Köllner, Germany
"In this year I have learned several things. Beside musical training and much new and interesting things about my faith, I've experienced God's love for me in a new way and I was able to transform my relation with the Lord into a strong friendship. This year really became a new fundament for my life.."

Steffi Hopp, Germany
"The year helped me to strenghten my personal relationship with God. I was able to fill a lot of gaps in my knowledge of my faith and make wonderful experiences with different people. IME helped me a lot to find my way."

Flavia Leonte, Romania
"This year has been a challenge and an adventure. Many barricades I had inside of me fell down. I have also discovered the joy of living in the community and mission. God has given me a whole new life."

Daniel S., Germany
"Because we lived in a community, I was able to experience for the first time, as I am an only child, what it is like to have brothers and sisters, to learn from each other and to complement each other. I grew strong in my faith, which has made me capable of withstanding attacks against my beliefs."

Veronika Rerych, Austria
"I have learned so much this year! Not just on my faith and the community, but I was able to understand myself a little better and I have experienced inner healing. And I was able to give God the first place in my life! Thank you, God, for this year!"

Rita Puķīte, Latvia
"It was very important to me that I was able to learn so much in the IME: in class, but just as much in community life, the different tasks and the many encounters with different people."

Manuel Weiß, Germany
"I was able to recognize in a new way, who God is. The IME helped me to become more self-conscious, and to walk up to people and talk about my faith. I discovered the power in the texts of the night prayer."

Ursula Huber, Germany
"This year, I was able to understand myself better, with all my capabilities and flaws, and became more self-conscious. Besides that I have received 15 new brothers and sisters (they are way more important to me than just fellow students) together with whom I may go my way."

Francesca Avi, Italy
"God gave me hope and he gave me the possibility to start a better life. He showed me that I should always trust Him, whatever happens. I don´t have to be perfect. I am loved, for who I am. God gave my heart joy and peace and showed me how I can give purpose to my life."

Carl von Alten, Germany
"Living with God is like switching from black and white television, to color television. For me, the IME is more than that, like switching to 3D television. The secrets, that God has shown me here, took my breath away and I am very thankful to God.."

Gregor Schweizer, Germany
"I was able to deepen and strengthen my faith. Because of mission and the musical I experienced that God can use me as a tool to deliver the Holy Gospel to others. It's the best thing that could have ever happened to me!"

Jaroslava Piešová, Slovakia
"For me, the IME was a gift. I was able to tell other people about what I already experienced with God. I have learned to live charity, in mission just as much as in daily life. I have received a lot: My life is not the same as it was before the IME. I am looking forward to pass on that experiences.."

Johannes Mair, Austria
"I was able to grow and mature in being a human and a man. I have newly understood, who God is, what the church is, and who I am: God's son. Class and mission have learned me to stand by my faith and to defend it when that is necessary. For me, one of the biggest challenges this year was the part I played in the musical, the part of Jesus. Playing the part of Jesus worthily enough is hard and almost impossible..."

Eva-Maria Leifeld, Germany
"What impressed me the most was the lecture we had about 'Theology of the Body', our sexual morality. I thought: If all people would hear and understand this, everybody would want to be Catholic! On mission, when people walked up to me and we prayed together for an intention they had, I was always impressed by their new trust in God afterwards."

Annamária Zakariás, Romania
"For me, the IME was a school of love and trust. I have recognized God in adoration of the Holy Sacrament in a new and different way. I have learned to dance with God and to let him lead. This year is a big gift for which I am very thankful to God."

Jacob Derks, Netherlands
"I have learned to let God help me in every decision I make."