| "I prayed until my mouth was dry." From about ten | | | | parish ministers refused permission to use the church |
| o'clock to six in the morning this man in Strath prayed | | | | buildings. |
| until the risen living Jesus satisfied him! One group in | | | | How often men of God found down through the |
| the north sat outside listening to the Word of God | | | | centuries that it has been religious leaders with closed |
| and when the snow came on it just covered them. | | | | hearts that have the major stumbling blocks to what |
| No one ran for shelter, because there was no shelter | | | | God was doing? |
| to which they could run. These were tough times for | | | | But God continued to speak and people continued to |
| very ordinary and yet extraordinary believers in Jesus | | | | come to faith, as they listened on the hillsides and by |
| Christ. Not often do we hear of that type of | | | | the seashore. The description of these gatherings |
| intensity today. | | | | depict the spiritual depth of what was happening on |
| Do you want a book to whet your spiritual appetite? | | | | the island. |
| Then go for this very readable and accurate and | | | | These were socially distressing and disruptive days, |
| historical volume. | | | | as many were turned off the land by landlords who |
| Police sergeant Steve Taylor's compact and concise | | | | occasionally and tragically were supported by what |
| style of writing recounts the various spiritual | | | | was regarded as the established church. |
| awakenings which the Isle of Skye, off the beautiful | | | | Thousands forced from their crofts sailed for Cape |
| west coast of Scotland, has experienced, mainly in | | | | Breton, in Canada and hence the name Nova Scotia. |
| the 19th Century, but including 20th Century | | | | If you are in any way interested in revivals and |
| outpourings of the Holy Spirit, as well as the great | | | | spiritual awakenings then this is a thoroughly |
| falling away from God, through formality. | | | | recommended read. |
| The resistance these folks faced from religious | | | | Amazing happenings, related in this stirring salutary |
| authorities counterbalances the breathtakingly detailed | | | | and yet exciting book, occurred all across Skye, as |
| accounts of how God moved among the people of | | | | men and women were hungry for God. |
| Skye. | | | | There are times when you have to pray, 'til your |
| God was speaking through various preachers, yet | | | | mouth is dry, to be spiritually satisfied. |