A Coal Miner's Prayer
In the fall of 1904, a young coal miner named Evan Roberts began praying for revival in Wales. God gave him a burden that would not lift: "Lord, bend the church and save the world."
What happened next transformed an entire nation.
An Entire Nation Transformed
People walking down ordinary streets would suddenly fall to their knees, overcome by conviction of sin. Pubs emptied. Police stations had nothing to do. Coal miners stopped swearing so completely that the pit ponies couldn't understand their commands—they only knew curse words.
Churches stayed open around the clock. No one needed to be told to come; they couldn't stay away. Services had no programs, no planned songs—just waves of prayer, weeping, and worship that would continue for hours.
The Chaos of Pentecost
One reporter wrote: "I have seen nothing like it. The meetings begin—nobody knows how. They end—nobody knows when. There is no hymnbook, no choir, no organ. All is spontaneous. The preacher may talk, but nobody heeds him. A boy of sixteen rises and prays. Then an old man, and then a woman. There is no order. It is chaos, but it is the chaos of Pentecost."
Over 100,000 people came to Christ in Wales in just five months. The presence of God was so thick that people simply encountered Him—whether they were seeking or not.
