In pastor Christian F uuml hrer began Monday prayer meetings at Leipzig rsquo s St Nicholas Church For years a handful gathered to ask God for peace amid global violence and the oppressive East German regime Though communist authorities watched churches closely they were unconcerned until attendance swelled and spilled over to mass meetings outside the church gates On October seventy thousand demonstrators met and peacefully protested Six thousand East German police stood ready to respond to any provocation The crowd remained peaceful however and historians consider this day a watershed moment A month later the Berlin Wall fell The [... more]