Two Sisters Who Prayed
In 1949, the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides was spiritually dead. Churches were empty. The young had left the faith. Despair settled over the island.
Two elderly sisters, Peggy and Christine Smith - one blind, one arthritic - couldn't attend church. So they prayed. Night after night, from 10 PM to 3 or 4 AM, they claimed God's promise from Isaiah 44:3: "I will pour water on the thirsty land."
They told their pastor to invite a preacher named Duncan Campbell. He came reluctantly.
The Cottage Prayer Meeting
On the first night, nothing unusual happened. But at a cottage prayer meeting after the service, a young man prayed: "God, are Your hands shortened? Are You not the same God who did wonders in the past?"
At that moment, the power of God fell. People who weren't even at the meeting were struck with conviction in their homes and on the roads. Some fell on their faces. Others ran to the church building, crying out for mercy.
Revival Sweeps the Islands
For three years, revival swept the islands. Pubs emptied. Police had nothing to do. An entire generation found faith. It started with two sisters who refused to stop praying.
