About Jesus-Haus Herrnhut

We received the keys for Jesus-Haus
in January 2005.

It was the former hospital in Herrnhut,

but the vision of Jesus-Haus was carried
much longer

in the hearts of those that founded it.

Central to the vision of Jesus-Haus is
that it will be a dwelling place

for the Lord.

A place where He is pleased to dwell.

But also that it will be a place where
people come

and encounter His presence here.

That is why worship is so central
to what we are doing.

Worship underpins everything

but it also is like a canopy
over everything.

With prayer, intercession and teaching

flowing out from
that atmosphere of worship

that atmosphere of giving glory to God.

There is 4 main points of what
Jesus-Haus seeks to be:

It is called to be an altar of worship,

a place where the Lord
is pleased to dwell.

It's called to be a well of encounter

where people can come and
encounter the Lord.

They receive breakthrough, healing,
transformation

as they see God,
as they encounter the Lord

We also see it as a gathering place.

A place for the Nations
to come before the Lord

and worship His name, to honour Him

And it is a training place.

A place of teaching, training
and discipleship

rooted in the Word of God.

Also central to our vision
is our heart and conviction

to pray for and bless Israel.

Psalm 122:6 tells us to pray
for the peace of Jerusalem.

We believe it is clear in the Bible

that Israel is part of God's
redemptive plan,

a big part!

And that He has such a heart of love
for Israel.

We therefore take it seriously
in our role as watchmen

to love, support and bless Israel

And we want to bring others
into that same understanding.

Apart from being a guest house,
and welcoming guests,

we also welcome people
for short- or longer-term internships,

discipleship programs
or volunteer opportunities.

We see people come here

and as they immerse themselves
in the community

as they take part in the rhythms of

worship, work, celebration, family –

just the life in the house,

then we see that they are transformed
on the inside

and they pick up this DNA

and then they are able to take it
like seeds into the nations

to see the same things happening
around the world.

And so we welcome you.

If you want to come here as a guest,

or if you want to come here and volunteer,

or take part in one of our
training programs

then please: Come.

You are welcome.

We welcome the nations.

I'm here now with Maren.

Maren is going to tell us
a little bit more about

how the vision came to be

and who was carrying it.

So my first question for you Maren is:

Who had the vision for Jesus-Haus?

There is only one answer,
who had the vision:

Jesus.

And He spoke in the year 2000
very clearly and impressively

to Christian Winter about the hospital.

And how did you come to have
this building?

The Jesus-Haus comes out of
a 40-year journey with the Lord

and we stand on the prayers
of generations of believers in Herrnhut.

For us as a small congregation
it seemed very unrealistic

to buy the property.

We had no money, no co-workers.

But: God gave the vision,

and he gave the courage to move forward.

And then the money came.

Friends from Germany
and around the world

helped us to build the house.

And I know that there is a bell tower

at the entrance way of Jesus-Haus.

Tell us about that bell tower!

This bell tower was rescued
in January 1905

from the burning Brethren House

and was put later
on top of the hospital archway

The bell was ringing when the Brethren
came together for prayer

and to send out missionaries
to the mission field

Hundred years later, in January 2005,

we were able to take
possession of the house.

And so we rang the bell again
exactly 100 years later

after this fire.

And also there's a foundation stone

at the entrance of Jesus-Haus.

What is the story behind that?

We wrote the words from Psalm 95:6
on the foundation stone:

"Come let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker."

According to the mandate
God gave us for Jesus-Haus,

we wanted to make that very clear

for everyone who steps in the house.

You must have had many scriptures,

impressions and promises from the Lord
over the time,

what were the core ones
from the beginning?

Over the years we received many
encouraging prophetic words of wisdom

from believers of the nations:

God wants to restore the ancient tools

of the Watch of the Lord.

And he is interested
that prayers come up to him

for Israel and the Nations from here.

We got Isaiah 62:6-7

"I have posted watchmen on your walls,
O Jerusalem;

they will never be silent day or night."

Habbakuk 2:1

"I will stand on my watch
and station myself on the ramparts;

I will look to see
what he will say to me,

and what answer I am
to give to his complaint."

But the word that we received most
is from Genesis 26:18-25

where it says:

"Isaac reopened the wells
from his father Abraham..."

There's another word
from Numbers 21:16-18

when Israel sang the song:
"Spring up, o well!"

When we moved into the hospital
God gave us 1 Kings 17:16

"For the jar of flour was not used up

and the jug of oil did not run dry

in keeping with the word of the Lord

spoken by Elijah."

So we believe that God always will provide
what we need

We give all the glory to God,

may he fulfill what he promised.
(– Amen!)