In Nature Testimonies
21 stories of God's work from believers across 18 locations.
Outdoors: creation, wilderness, garden.
Doxa is where Christians record what God has said and done, and return to remember it.
All 21 Testimonies
John Muir: Finding God in Every Leaf and Waterfall
1860s-1910sโข๐บ๐ธYosemite Valley, California, USA
John Muir, raised under severe religious discipline in Scotland, found his deepest sense of God not in his father's sermons but in the forests of...
Surfer Prayed During Shark Attack โ Dolphins Circled Him
2023-03-01โข๐ฆ๐บGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
An Australian surfer attacked by a bull shark prayed underwater. Eight dolphins appeared within seconds and circled him until rescue arrived.
From Science to Faith: A Journey
2000sโข๐บ๐ธCascade Mountains, Washington, USA
Renowned scientist Francis Collins transformed from atheist to believer after encountering a faithful dying patient and experiencing God's presence in...
From Fields to Faithful Leader
1790s-1820sโข๐ณ๐ดTune, รstfold, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge experienced a life-changing spiritual awakening in 1796 while singing hymns in a field, transforming him from...
Mary Slessor: Barefoot in the Jungle, Saving Lives
1876-1915โข๐ณ๐ฌCalabar, Nigeria
Mary Slessor left the slums of Dundee for the jungles of Calabar, Nigeria, where she spent nearly forty years walking barefoot through the rainforest,...
A Vision in the Fields
1796โข๐ณ๐ดTune, รstfold county, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge experienced a life-changing vision of God's love while singing in the fields in 1796, sparking a revival movement...
David Brainerd's Enduring Faith
1740sโข๐บ๐ธHaddam, Connecticut, United States
David Brainerd's life transformed through a powerful encounter with God's glory in 1739, leading him to become a missionary to Native Americans despite...
Sundar Singh: Meeting Jesus on a Himalayan Road
1900s-1920sโข๐ฎ๐ณHimalayas, India and Tibet
Sundar Singh, a Sikh teenager who burned the Bible, encountered Jesus in a vision and spent thirty years walking barefoot through the Himalayas preaching...
Augustine's Divine Turning Point
Aug 386โข๐ฎ๐นMilan, Italy
Augustine of Hippo experienced a life-changing conversion in 386 AD when God spoke through a child's voice and Scripture, transforming him from worldly...
Richard Rolle's Fiery Transformation
1349โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟHampole, South Yorkshire, England
Richard Rolle, a 14th-century Oxford student, left academia to become a hermit in Yorkshire, where he experienced profound divine encounters including...
Jim Elliot: The Jungle That Became an Altar
๐บ๐ธEcuador, South America
Jim Elliot sensed his calling in the mountains of Oregon and found his deepest communion with God in the jungles of Ecuador, where he and four companions...
From Atheist to Believer
2000sโข๐บ๐ธChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Renowned scientist Francis Collins transformed from atheist to Christian after encountering faithful patients during medical school and reading C.S.
Lilias Trotter: She Heard God While Painting Wildflowers in the Desert
1890sโข๐ฉ๐ฟAlgiers, Algeria
Lilias Trotter gave up a career as Victorian England's most promising artist to live in Algeria.
George Fox: Encounter with the Inner Light
1650sโข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟDrayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, England
George Fox found spiritual truth through a direct encounter with Christ's voice during his darkest crisis, leading him to discover the 'Inner Light' and...
Brother Lawrence's Profound Awakening
1690sโข๐ซ๐ทParis, รle-de-France, France
Nicolas Herman found God's presence through a simple winter revelation about a barren tree, becoming Brother Lawrence and transforming ordinary...
From Lukewarm to Ablaze: A Heart Set on Fire
2006โขSimi Valley, California
A church leader in California breaks free from spiritual complacency when God speaks to him during a mountain retreat in 2006, transforming his lukewarm...
Ezekiel Guti's Divine Encounter
1923-2023โข๐ฟ๐ผNgaone, Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Ezekiel Guti's angelic encounter as a child in Zimbabwe led him to found a church that spread to 168 nations, establishing Bible colleges and authoring...
Simeon Nsibambi: A Turning Point in Faith
1929โข๐บ๐ฌBuloba, Uganda
Simeon Nsibambi, a Ugandan government official, experienced a divine vision that led him to abandon his career and spark the East African Revival in...
Francis Collins: Scientist Who Led the Human Genome Project to Faith
1970sโข๐บ๐ธCascade Mountains, Washington, USA
Francis Collins, former atheist scientist, discovered faith through C.S. Lewis' writings and a profound experience at a frozen waterfall in the Cascade...
Augustine's Garden Conversion
386โข๐ฎ๐นMilan, Italy
Augustine of Hippo's dramatic conversion in a Milan garden in 386 AD after hearing a child's voice say 'take up and read,' leading him to Scripture and...
Augustine's Journey to Faith
386โข๐ฎ๐นMilan, Italy
Augustine of Hippo's dramatic conversion from a life of indulgence to Christian faith occurred in 386 AD Milan when he heard God speak through...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many testimonies of encounters in nature are in The Grace Record?
The Grace Record holds 21 testimonies of encounters in nature. 6 are modern accounts and 15 are historical. The earliest dates from 1349 and the most recent from 2024.
What are some examples of testimonies of encounters in nature?
Three examples from this collection: John Muir: Finding God in Every Leaf and Waterfall (1860s-1910s, Yosemite Valley, California, USA); Surfer Prayed During Shark Attack โ Dolphins Circled Him (2023-03-01, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia); and From Science to Faith: A Journey (2000s, Cascade Mountains, Washington, USA).
What belongs in the In Nature collection?
Outdoors: creation, wilderness, garden.
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