Most people familiar with the 1924 devotional Streams in the Desert know little about the author Lettie Cowman. Overflowing Faith describes how personal heartbreak and a need to fill her thirsty soul led to Lettie penning the devotional. One hundred years later, with untold millions of copies sold, Streams in the Desert still speaks to weary hearts, particularly those dealing with personal grief and despair. Biographer Michelle Ule traces how a girl from Iowa grew up to co-found a pioneering mission in Japan which led to 10.2 million gospel tracts left on every Japanese doorstep between 1912-1918. As the first female president of an international missionary organization, Lettie prompted the final gospel crusade through Eastern Europe before WWII. Using Streams in the Desert as an opening, Lettie Cowman worked tirelessly to share the gospel before the Iron Curtain sealed off believers from the western world for 50 years. This story of a remarkable woman’s earnest desire to share the gospel provides insight and encouragement for modern Christians facing a hostile, unbelieving society.
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ABOUT MY BOOK REVIEWS IF NO STARS, it means I know the author, so, on principle I do not review unless I absolutely adore the book—and I will tell you why. ONE STAR means I didn't like the book. FIVE STARS are rare . . . BIO “Tell me a story,” has been my question since birth. Since I love them so much, what better way to share the fun and interesting things I've learned than in writing stories myself? I'm a “retired” Navy wife who has lived all over the United States and even Hawai’i. Raised in San Pedro, California, a melting pot of many languages and cultures, I've traveled the world meeting people and laughing my way through ridiculous circumstances. I love history, music, books, reading, my terrific family, amusing friends, travel opportunities and irony. A New York Times and ECPA bestselling author of five novellas and a Navy SEAL novel, in 2017 I'm the biographer of Mrs. Oswald Chambers and essayist in Utmost Ongoing: Reflections on the Legacy of Oswald Chambers. IN 2018, I published A Poppy in Remembrance, a World War I coming-of-age story. You can learn more about me, my books, thoughts, stories and ideas at my website: www.michelleule.com Note to readers: As part of my job as editorial assistant, I've been asked not to review books represented by Books & Such Literary Agency, though I can include them in my "read" list.
