Apostle of the Indians
A native of Suchdol nad Odrou (Moravian), David Zeisberger lived most of
his life on the other side of the ocean. It is said of him that nobody
did more for the American Indians then he did. His name, origins and
service, however, are almost unknown in his native town. Zeisberger came
from a Unity of the Brethren community based in Herrnhut, founded by
the Saxon Count Zinzendorf. From here missionaries were sent out to all
parts of the world to address the different nations and offer them
Christianity as a new way of living. The adventurous story of David
Zeisberger covers 60 years of his life among the Indians. It is a unique
demonstration of the determination with which the missionaries of thet
time set out into dangerous and unknown territories as well as the
contribution that Christianity brought to the Indians in those difficult
times.