The Well That Broke Through Every Fence
In 1904, in the coal-dusted hills of Loughor, Wales, a twenty-six-year-old former miner named Evan Roberts stood in a small chapel and prayed with such...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Joel 2:28-29.
In 1904, in the coal-dusted hills of Loughor, Wales, a twenty-six-year-old former miner named Evan Roberts stood in a small chapel and prayed with such raw urgency that the floorboards seemed to tremble. Within weeks, something extraordinary happened. The revival that erupted did not stay inside chapel walls or confine itself to ordained clergy. Housewives spoke with prophetic clarity in Monday market squares.…
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