Elisabeth Dreisbach

Elisabeth Dreisbach (also: Elisabeth Sauter-Dreisbach ; * April 20, 1904 in Hamburg ; † June 14, 1996 in Bad Überkingen ) was a German educator , missionary and writer .

Life

Elisabeth Dreisbach completed - interrupted by a serious illness - training as a kindergarten teacher in Königsberg and Berlin . She then worked in the field of social work. Later she attended the training school of the Salvation Army - to which her parents had belonged - but then switched to the Evangelical Church in Württemberg , for which she worked in the areas of internal mission and evangelism . After the end of the Second World War , Dreisbach founded a home for refugee children in Geislingen an der Steige , in which 1500 children were cared for over the years. Dreisbach last lived in Bad Überkingen .

In addition to her social and missionary work, Elisabeth Dreisbach was the author of numerous novels and stories - some for children and young people - which were shaped by the author's social commitment and Christian faith .

Works

Olivchen and the mirror , Stuttgart 1931
The mysterious chest , Stuttgart 1935
A love sacrificial path , Stuttgart 1935
Schnabel , Stuttgart 1935
How Hannelore grew up , Stuttgart 1935
A salutary fall , Stuttgart 1936
"Tick-tack" and its joyous light , Stuttgart 1936
Paths in the shade , Stuttgart 1936
But well managed , Stuttgart 1937
The godmother's cross , Stuttgart 1937
Light wins , Stuttgart 1937
Uncle Fridolin , Stuttgart 1937
Just like mother , Stuttgart 1938
Veronika's home service , Neumünster 1938
Wilhelma and her guests , Stuttgart 1938
Brigitte and the child , Stuttgart 1939
The girl from the Secret Annex , Stuttgart 1939
Sperling's children abroad , Stuttgart 1939
Annegret comes abroad , Stuttgart 1940
Jockeli! , Stuttgart 1940
The burdens of Mrs. Mechthild , Stuttgart 1940
The souvenir , Stuttgart 1940
Guardian of the genome , Stuttgart 1941
The newcomers , Stuttgart 1941
Steffa Matt , Stuttgart 1947
Susanne changes , Stuttgart-W. 1948
Little Peter and the great deeds , Neumünster 1949
... and yet a fulfilled life , Stuttgart 1949
About the ugly little jet that was a beauty and other stories , Stuttgart 1949
The borrowed little brother , Stuttgart 1950
The Debt Box , Stuttgart 1950
A sword will pierce your soul , Stuttgart 1951
The children of Markeden , Stuttgart 1951
Cornelia experienced Oberammergau , Stuttgart 1952
The forgotten Christmas light , Bethel near Bielefeld 1952
Christmas magic , Bethel near Bielefeld 1952
Everything goes wrong , Stuttgart-W. 1953
Heart between dark and light , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1953
The yelp and the back alley 74 , Stuttgart 1953
Martina takes care of Christmas , Bethel near Bielefeld 1953
Ilse Mack and her girls , Stuttgart 1954
Sterna , Bethel near Bielefeld 1954
Holy Barriers , Stuttgart 1955
The hole cake , Stuttgart 1955
From everyday life for everyday life , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1956 (together with Martl Lang-Sommer)
... and everyone is waiting , Stuttgart 1956
And that's what is called a vacation! , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1956
The dark point , Stuttgart 1958
Isa, where is your path leading to? , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1958
The temptation of Chiara Frohmut , Stuttgart 1959
If you only knew ... , Stuttgart 1960
Great need in the small department store and other things , Stuttgart 1961
Link in the chain , Stuttgart 1962
... as if we were flying away , Stuttgart 1963
You have my word , Stuttgart 1964
... that loyalty grows on earth , Stuttgart 1965
The last light , Stuttgart 1965
Kückling and the Krummholz , Stuttgart 1966
... and catch the wind , Stuttgart 1966
What your heart desires , Stuttgart 1967
A fire out of the fire , Wuppertal-Barmen 1968
And nobody saw the angel , Stuttgart 1968
Lisetten's daughter , Stuttgart 1969
All your water waves , Stuttgart 1970
The torn manuscript , Stuttgart 1971
The derailed Trumpet Angel , Stuttgart 1972
In God's appointment calendar , Stuttgart 1972
Hidden Guilt , Stuttgart 1972
Little Heaven in the Puddle , Stuttgart 1973
Still in God's hands , Stuttgart 1974
A handful of calm , Stuttgart 1974
The hidden bread , Stuttgart 1975
What comes before your hands , Stuttgart 1977
But I mean life , Stuttgart 1979
Love is always stronger , Stuttgart 1981
A friend like you , Stuttgart 1983
The sand should bloom , Stuttgart 1985
... but the joy remains , Stuttgart 1987
God never left me alone , Stuttgart 1996
Hotel Rosenhain , Stuttgart 1997
Christmas with Elisabeth Dreisbach , Stuttgart 2001

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personal data
SURNAME	Dreisbach, Elisabeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sauter-Dreisbach, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German educator, missionary and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 20, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH	June 14, 1996
Place of death	Bad Ueberkingen