Count Zinzendorf, Janet Benge
Count Zinzendorf, Janet Benge
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Count Zinzendorf
Firstfruit

Author: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Unabridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/26/2023


Synopsis

Written for readers age 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults!

Six-year-old Ludwig was sitting at the table, reading his Bible and praying, when Swedish soldiers stormed through the castle door. Ludwig looked up at the soldiers and then returned to his prayer and reading. The soldiers stopped and stared-then left. They said they could not ransack a place that God watched over.

An unusually mature Christian at a very young age, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf did not follow the course dictated by his noble birth but followed God's call even to the point of being banned from his native Saxony. Once destined for the royal court, the count instead became a spiritual father to millions.

Count Zinzendorf opened his estate to persecuted Moravian Christians, and under his leadership this vibrant community launched the modern missions movement. Beginning at Herrnhut and traveling as far as Africa, America, and Russia, the bold believers of the Moravian Church planted seeds that continue to bear fruit even today.

About The Author

Janet and Geoff Benge are a husband-and-wife writing team with more than twenty years of writing experience. Janet is a former elementary-school teacher. Geoff holds a degree in history. Originally from New Zealand, the Benges spent ten years serving with Youth With A Mission.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Luann on October 09, 2017

Concerning the repeated focus and goal of dismissing all differences and becoming one unified "church" pg 41, 119 pg 83 "IN more places they visited, they were forbidden from preaching directly to the congregation. Instead they gathered together small groups of like-minded Christians and told them ab......more

Goodreads review by Abby on December 17, 2020

It was a nice short book with a great story that was very encouraging. Loved it!......more

Goodreads review by Wayne on February 22, 2012

When we lived in northeast Ohio many years ago, we had several occasions to visit the area around New Philadelphia, Uhrichsville, Dover, Schoenbrunn, Tuscarawas, and Gnadenhutten where there was a lot of Moravian Church history and the Moravian Church is still fairly strong. As a minister, I have al......more

Goodreads review by Allison on December 30, 2023

3.5 ⭐️ The story of Count Zinzendorf was new to me and really amazing. The ways in which God used him and spoke to him. Overall a great telling of who he was and how God used him to further his kingdom and draw him closer to his missional heart.......more