Niels Gärtner is a consultant for Herrnhuter Missionshilfe and chairman of the Förderverein ‘Starmountain’. In January 2026, he visited the rehabilitation centre for children and young people with intellectual disabilities in Sternberg, located north of Ramallah.
Dear sisters and brothers in the UK, I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ. I hope this finds you all in good health and spirit. Sikonge Mission Hospital continues to serve the population of Sikonge through blessings and challenges. As you might know my family and I moved back to Denmark after nearly four years in Sikonge.
One of the most unique things about the Moravian Church is its proficiency in keeping comprehensive records. Since the founding of the Gracehill Moravian settlement in 1759, ministers have kept diaries, congregation meetings have been recorded and birth, death and marriage records meticulously preserved.
The story of Pentecost in Acts 2 is often remembered for wind, fire, and the astonishment of people hearing voices in their own language. One idea that we do not hear with equal force, is how Pentecost is about creating understanding across language divides.
2026 marks the 1200th anniversary of Christianity in Denmark. In the year 826 a Benedictine monk named Ansgar reached Denmark. The transition to Christianity took more than a century and is marked by King Harald I Bluetooth’s runestone in Jelling from around the year 965.