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This devotional includes sermons, poems, readings, and writings encountered by Mrs. Cowman during her life. It is authored by L.B. (Lettie) Cowman, wife of Rev. Charles B. Cowman, who was the founder of the Oriental Missionary Society. Rev. and Mrs. Cowman served in Asia from 1901 to 1917 until Rev. Cowman's failing health forced them to return to their home in California. Lettie Cowman turned her attention to caring for her husband until his death six years later. Out of these experiences, out of her heartbreak, came this book in 1925, which has a companion, Springs in the Valley. During the next twenty-five years, Mrs. Cowman inspired several nationwide Scripture distribution campaigns and wrote seven more books.

Consider this quote from the book's introduction: "In the pathway of faith we come to learn that the Lord’s thoughts are not our thoughts, nor His ways our ways. Both in the physical and spiritual realm, great pressure means great power! Although circumstances may bring us into the place of death, that need not spell disaster--for if we trust int he Lord and wait patiently, that simply provides the occasion for the display of His almighty power." ||

Author- Mrs. Charles Cowman
After the Cowmans returned to the United States in January 1918, Charles’ health continued to decline. As he suffered in pain, Lettie suffered. During this time, her best-selling devotional book, Streams in the Desert, was conceived. Lettie wrote a daily devotional based on her hardships and her experiences of fellowship with God. Cowman was not seeking success during the time she wrote it. When the book was being printed, her publisher was certain they would never publish more than the original printing of 3,000. Yet, many readers found they could connect with Streams because it “spoke to those who had difficulty relating their own sufferings to the noble and eternal purposes of a loving and all-wise God." Cowman often stated, “I did not write Streams. God gave me Streams.”

References: http://www.backtothebible.org/index.php/Mrs.-Charles-Cowman-Biographical-Sketch.html [] http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/130001259/Charles_E_Cowman/index.aspx?authorID=130001259 http://www.everydaysbest.com/2011/03/book-review-friday-streams-in-desert.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettie_Cowman