At the age of twelve Gwen knew she wanted to marry Doug. When they were in their teens, his family moved away and she lost track of him. However, she thought of him often and prayed that God would bring them together.

Isobel Kuhn was a voracious reader of romantic fiction. Novels were her favorite mental escape from difficulties or from an evening when she had to be alone.

My friend's routine was to get up before sunrise and go to the terrace of the home where she lived and spend an hour alone. One morning God spoke to her from 1 Samuel 3:21: "The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.

Sam Pollard, a twenty-four year old missionary in China, was planning to have a 10-day meeting. He preceded this meeting with seven days of prayer and then a day of fasting and a night of prayer. At the end of that time, God promised Him thousands of souls. He wrote to a friend, "People may say I'm foolish, but I'll have my thousands.

Perhaps no one tried harder but was unable to memorize than Ann Preston, the simple lady who could read Scripture only after the Spirit taught her but could read nothing else. Because Ann was always pouring forth scripture verses, many who knew her were surprised to know that one of Ann's sorest trials was her lack of memory.

One day I was preparing for a Sunday School lesson and had some scattered thoughts that refused to settle into any kind of order. It was Saturday evening, and I was tired of working.

Two elderly women on the island of Lewis began nightly prayer agreeing to pray for God to send a revival to their community. For months they prayed, and God revealed to them that Rev. Duncan Campbell would come to their area.