A Long Journey Together
A Long Journey Together
This chapter illustrates Jean-Francois's enthusiasm for the Suriname mission. When he appeared before Zinzendorf and a board that wished to test his commitment and aptitude for the mission, he declared his willingness to work to his death for the Savior in Suriname, or until called to serve elsewhere. He viewed the Gemeine in Marienborn as his “spiritual mother”, whom he would obey as a child obeys its own mother. Regarding his new wife, he announced in the above quotation that he was devoted to her but that he would place the needs of the mission above hers. The Moravian leadership was so impressed with his candor and devotion that they recorded his responses to their questions and published them. Maria Barbara did not share her husband's enthusiasm for the mission, nor did she care for his public declaration that he would subordinate her needs to it.
Keywords: Jean-Francois, Suriname mission, Zinzendorf, Gemeine, Marienborn, spiritual mother
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