The decrease in religious and priests worries them. “It’s a general trend. We are no longer supplemented, says Sister Jaklien ”Nevertheless, their estate continues to live. “It is our assignment as a layman to continue their philosophy,” says Koen Declerck, director of WZC Maria Troost, which will rise on the site.
The sisters move together and look back on their time in Veurne without regret. “We never had a fight, at most an altercation,” laughs sister Jaklien. Let a tear when saying goodbye? “Maybe so,” Sister Godelieve admits.