Colony members , later joined by Swedish Christians , engaged in philanthropic work amongst the people of Jerusalem regardless of their religious affiliation and without proselytizing motives -- thereby gaining the trust of the local Muslim , Jewish , and Christian communities .
Colony members , later joined by Swedish Christians , engaged in philanthropic work amongst the people of Jerusalem regardless of their religious affiliation . 
 They expressed the love of God without overtly proselytizing -- thereby gaining the trust of the local Muslim , Jewish , and Christian communities .