The Moravian Watch That Lasted a Century
On August 27, 1727, twenty-four men and twenty-four women in the small German village of Herrnhut made a quiet commitment. They would pray in hourly...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Mark 13:24-37.
On August 27, 1727, twenty-four men and twenty-four women in the small German village of Herrnhut made a quiet commitment. They would pray in hourly shifts, around the clock, so that someone was always awake and watching before the Lord. What began as a single day of fervent intercession became a prayer vigil that continued unbroken for over one hundred years.…
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