Herrnhut, Germany

The Moravian Church in Herrnhut, Germany was the birthplace of a continious 100-year prayer revival beginning August 27, 1727 until 1827. Count Zinzendorf gave refuge to the Moravian church from the persecution they received and called a special meeting where he prayed and publicly confessed his sins. At that point, the Holy Spirit began to fall and more and more people began to confess their sins as well. Many other people from different backgrounds were drawn into prayer. Christian David wrote: "It is truly a miracle of God that out of so many kinds and sects as Catholics, Lutheran, Reformed, Separatist, Gichtelian and the like, we could have been melted together into one." "From that time on", said David Nitschmann, "Herrnhut became a living Congregation of Christ." "Then were we baptized by the Holy Spirit Himself to one love," said Spangenberg. Zinzendorf concluded, "was a day of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Congregation", it was it´s Pentecost." From this Moravian church the modern movement of Missions was birthed. To think that there was a 24 hour prayer meeting where they devoted day and night to intercede is mind blowing. In one of the craft lessons the missionary kids were given, the teachers wanted to increase their ability to count in mathematics. The end result was the "Moravian Star", which is still a famous symbol until today, and found in many households, especially during Christmas time. Please note the picture of the star at the top of this post.

Before leaving, we visited the cemetery where we saw the graves of Count Zinzendorf´s and Christian David on the way to the Watchtower of Prayer. This place of prayer overlooked the city and was founded by Zinzendorf over 200 years ago where he built a little prayer shack.
Finally, we stopped to visit Count Zinzendorf´s castle which is under construction right now, but we were able to sneak in for a peak.