The Community Story

The Community was founded in 1985.

Jesus spoke to a sister in the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and asked

 her to start a new community which would be devoted to evangelization.

Four years later we were donated a house in Birmingham, England.

In 1995 Jesus made it clear to us He wanted a house in Hungary. He even showed us

the house He wanted although it was not for sale at that time. God provided for our needs

in wonderful ways. Praise to Him for ever.

Vocation of Community

The Mission of the Divine Love Community is to manifest the love of God our Father,

the salvation brought by Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit through proclaiming 

the Gospel in word and in deed. We wish to "devote ourselves to prayer and the service 

of the Word" 

Act 6: 4 

'and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word'.

God's Providence

Our Community began in 1985 in England. We are Messengers of Divine Love.

Our mission is the same as the apostles - prayer and the spread of the gospel.

The Lord told us He would give us a house. One of the men in the community saw it

in a vision. It had stained glass windows. 

True enough, in 1989 we were given a house with stained glass windows.

About twenty men and women belonged to the Community and lived in their own homes. When we were given a house one man and three women moved into it. We had no furniture and no cooker. We only had £40 in the bank. At the last minute the people who were moving out of the house decided to give us their cooker on condition we prayed for them.

We did not have enough cups. However a lady brought us a gift of wineglasses. All the furniture we needed people brought to us without us asking. Sometimes we came home to find furniture left outside our front door. A Psychologist who came for prayer donated 

a washing machine. One day two of us saw a settee and an armchair at the back door of 

a furniture shop. We asked if they were for sale and we were told we could have them free. We had asked permission to have a chapel in our house because adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is very important to us. We received a letter from the Archbishop saying that he was sending a priest to inspect our chapel. We did not have the chapel ready and we had no money. But miraculously the chapel was ready when the priest came. 

A tabernacle would have cost a £ 1000 to buy but the local convent had a spare one in their cupboard for they had closed one of their houses so they gave it to us. A man had sent one of his workmen to put bookshelves in our house as a gift to us so we asked the workman to cut a hole in the wall and put the tabernacle in for us. A chalice was donated.

Our first winter in the house was very cold for England and we only had electric fires 

to heat the top floor. So when the three-monthly bill came it was very high. The morning Tom was going to the electricity people to ask if we could pay it a little at a time a 

cheque arrived in the post. It was from a nun that one of our Community had given spiritual direction to. It was the exact amount that was needed. God sometimes tests 

our faith in Him up to the last minute.

One year we had two Hungarian girls in our community. As they had no work permit 

they could not contribute towards their keep. One day we realised that soon we would 

not have enough money to buy food so at Morning Prayer we asked Our Lord to help us. That afternoon a man came round and gave us a £ 100. Two days later two women went shopping unknown to each other and brought lots of food round to the house. 

Another lady decided to try living on half her salary for one year and give money to us. Another lady started giving us a donation every week. Thus we had enough to support 

the Hungarians. It came to the exact amount of the English members contributions to 

their food and heating. God has taken care of us wonderfully. He is the best boss to 

work for. We now have houses in Hungary and Romania. 

We come under the Bishops of the dioceses where we have houses.

When we have complete trust in God He cannot resist helping us. He loves us and is interested in our material as well as spiritual needs. However He respects our 

freedom and will not interfere in our lives unless we ask Him.

The Power of the Blessed Sacrament and Prayer

Every morning we sang the praises of God for 1/2hr and had adoration for 1/2hr. 

During this hour of prayer the dustmen emptied the waste paper bin at the bus stop outside our house in England every morning. One day the young priest in our community who was a hospital chaplain got called out to a dying patient. As he drove out of our driveway the dustmen asked, "What kind of house is this? Every morning outside your house we feel the presence of God." Our house looked like the other houses in the street and had no sign saying Divine Love Community.

Fill your house with prayer and people will experience love and peace there. 

We prayed in every room of our large Hungarian house. Forty people can sleep there. 

When the insurance man inspected the rooms he said, 

"Love shines from the walls of this house." 

Praise is especially a powerful prayer. There is a verse in one of the psalms, which says, "God dwells powerfully in the praises of his people." The Israelites knew this that is 

why they put the musicians and singers at the head of their army when they marched into battle. If you are tempted or feeling depressed sing to God.

In Acts we read that Paul and Silas were flogged and put into prison in stocks. 

They sang the praises of God although the blood was running down their backs. God's power was released. There was a mini earthquake. The doors of the prison opened. 

The jailer and all his family were converted and baptised. 

It is good to praise God in times of trouble. 

When God sees such trust in Him He cannot resist helping us.

The Messengers of Divine Love

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