Heroes of Faith Collection
“Nikolaus, then six years old, was reading his Bible and praying at a table as usual when the castle doors burst open with a loud crash and Swedish soldiers burst into the room. Nikolaus looked at them, then returned to his meditation. Surprised, the men stopped in their tracks and, after a few moments, turned around and left the castle, saying that they could not plunder this house, because God was protecting it. »
Extraordinarily mature at a very young age, Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf did not follow the path dictated by his rank, but responded to God's call even to the point of being banished from his native Saxony. Although he was destined to work for the royal court, he instead became a spiritual father to thousands. Count von Zinzendorf opened his domain to persecuted Moravian Christians, and under his leadership this community launched the modern missions movement. Starting from Herrnhut and traveling to distant lands, to Greenland, America and Russia, the courageous believers of the Moravian Church planted seeds that continue to bear fruit today.
Authors: Geoff and Janet Benge
ISBN: 9782881501128