Beginning in late 1906, the Norwegian Methodist preacher Thomas Ball Barratt held “Pentecostal meetings” in Christiania (now Oslo). He had spent part of that year in the United States, and after hearing reports of God’s work in Los Angeles, he prayed in New York for the baptism in the Holy Spirit and received it.

Upon his return to Norway, he began holding meetings that were soon attended by about 2,000 people. Before long, Christians from all over Europe were coming to experience these Pentecostal meetings and bring them back to their own countries.

Among others, they were also visited by two well-known German spiritual leaders, Jonahthan Paul and Emil Meyer, who received the “baptism of the Spirit” there.

The situation can be described as follows: There was a whiff of revival in the air in Germany.
Amid a atmosphere of great spiritual anticipation, an event occurred that far exceeded all expectations: God granted us a new Pentecost!