The Refugees of Herrnhut
In 1722, a ragged band of Moravian refugees stumbled onto the estate of Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf in Saxony. They had nothing but the clothes...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.
In 1722, a ragged band of Moravian refugees stumbled onto the estate of Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf in Saxony. They had nothing but the clothes on their backs and the skills in their hands. Zinzendorf gave them land, and they built a village called Herrnhut — "the Lord's Watch." What emerged was remarkable not for its uniformity but for its diversity.…
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