More than 150 years ago, August Hermann Francke wanted to help the troubled, uneducated children and built an orphanage which evolved into the largest educational institution in the world from nursery school to universities studies, including trade schools, and colleges of law, science, medicine, philosophy and theology. It flourished for 250 years until the East German Government assumed sole ownership. It was only a question of time before the buildings of the Foundation decayed and fell into ruin. Currently the Francke foundation with its fifty houses on sixteen acres of land in the center of Halle is being rebuilt under the leadership of Dr. Paul Raabe who insists that the problems of the youth today are not much different from those that roamed the streets during the days of August Hermann Francke. The end result for those youngsters were criminal behavior, hopelessness and despair. Through education and religious training in an institution they can achieve meaningful lives and become useful members of our society.