The Moravian Lots
In 1732, two young Moravian men — Leonard Dober and David Nitschmann — stood on a dock in Copenhagen with almost nothing. They had volunteered...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.
In 1732, two young Moravian men — Leonard Dober and David Nitschmann — stood on a dock in Copenhagen with almost nothing. They had volunteered to sail to the Caribbean island of St. Thomas to share the gospel with enslaved Africans. The Moravian community in Herrnhut, Germany, had drawn lots and confirmed their calling. Dober was a potter. Nitschmann was a carpenter.…
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