INTRODUCTION Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf was a pious nobleman who served at the court of the king of Saxony. Being a generous man, he allowed a small group of Moravian refugees to establish a village on his estate. This village was called Herrnhut and under the leadership of Zinzendorf it became a unique Christian community. Zinzendorf was one of the most influential leaders of the modern Protestant missionary movement. Furthermore, he was responsible for the revival of the Moravian Church, author of numerous hymns, and pioneer of ecumenical evangelism. However, above all, he launched a global missionary movement that laid the foundation for other missionaries such as William Carey and the "Great Century" of missions that would follow. CONTRIBUTIONS TO MISSIONS AND LEGACY Zinzendorf's Approach to Missions In 1731, Zinzendorf's zeal for missions was ignited while attending the coronation of King Christian VI in Copenhagen. Zinzendorf met a Christian slave from the West Indies, who urged someone to return home and witness to his fellow slaves. When he returned to Herrnhut, two men volunteered for this task. Thus, in 1732, Zinzendorf sent his first two Moravian missionaries to the West Indies. Furthermore, these were the first Protestant missionaries sent on missions since the modern missionary era. Many people refer to William Carey as the “father of modern missions.” However, this title belongs to Zinzendorf, who was engaged in modern missions 60 years before Carey. In 1735, a group of missionaries went to Georgia and then to Pennsylvania. Zinzendorf paid particular attention to sending missionaries to almost every part of the known world. Within 20 years he sent missionaries to Greenland, Lapland, Georgia, Suriname...... middle of document ......ht. However, if the example of Zinzendorf's Night Watch were followed today, it would have a great impact on global missions. Furthermore, Zinzendorf did not limit prayer to the evening hours. He also used to incorporate “Hourly Prayer”. Zinzendorf had a group of twenty-four men and women who pledged to pray for one hour out of every twenty-four. Each in turn interceded for the needs of the community and its missionaries. To determine who would pray at what time, names were drawn by drawing lots. The Moravians' 24-hour prayer chain, begun in 1727, has continued unbroken for over one hundred years. Christians today can be motivated by Zinzendorf's emphasis on praying for missionaries around the world. Church groups and missionary organizations could establish the same ideas and have continuous and uninterrupted prayer before God.