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The Awakening in Wales: A First-Hand Account of the Welsh Revival of 1904 (Overcome Books)

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This is the best book covering the revival in Wales out of the ten or so on the market. It details all the fantastic happenings attributed to this turn of the century move of God from a first hand perspective because the author, Jessie Penn-Lewis, was there and was a personal friend of the main evangelist Evan Roberts. The author recounts first hand stories from the revival that resulted in bringing over 70,000 people to Faith in Jesus Chirst in the first two months. Stories such as: pubs closing because they had no customers, football teams disbanding beacuse of lack of interest in temporal things, and judges that had no cases to try because everyone was in church.

This is the best and most powerful description of the Welsh revival that I have run across. It is written by Jessie Penn-Lewis who attended the revival in person. It describes many stories and first hand experiences of the powerful move of God in Wales starting in 1904 where over 70,000 people embraced Jesus Christ in the first 2 months. The text describes how all aspects of life was altered during the revival--including judges with no cases, football teams with no fans, the closing of all the pubs, and many miraculous events that occured during the church services. It keeps your attention throughout the manuscript and will woo you towards greater intimacy with the glorious man Christ Jesus. I highly recommend the book. Buy a copy for yourself and one to give to a friend.

I have an orginal copy of this book and i assume the reprint has not been edited in anyway. Mrs Lewis lived through the Welsh Revival and therefore you are getting firsthand accounts of facts from someone who lived through it.

In 1906 Evan Roberts had a breakdown (neglect of the bodies needs)and Mrs Lewis took Evan Roberts into her home for several years. So she was able to ask him about his experiences and get the facts firsthand etc.

She mentions about the different stream leading up to the 1904 revival and has to include herself in it and the conenction to the Welsh Keswick.

There are lots and lots of book on the Welsh Revival 1904-1905 - at least 30 or so with about 10 being written from eyewitnesses accounts and some great modern pictorial ones, but this book is good, small but good.

Dear Christian Literature Crusade, This is very good book as well as the author of this book is very valuable. Please make the new reprint of it, so that I could obtain this book. With Kind Regards - Verners - Awakening in Wales by Jessie Penn-Lewis ISBN: 0875089372