History of 10 days of prayer before Pentecost
The 1860 revival had ripple effects all around South Africa. There was, however, no clear working of the Spirit in the Boland town of Paarl and the churches there still experienced dryness. In other parts of the Western Cape quite a few towns experienced revival.... Read more
Effect of prayer groups on revival
Research on revival clearly shows that there is nothing more central and important when preparing for revival than prayer, especially prayer in small groups. This type of prayer is done in prayer groups sometimes referred to as ‘prayer cells’,... Read more
Obstacles to prayer
There can be many obstacles to prayer. A believer may feel that God is not ‘listening’, or they seem to be going through a barren, desert experience, when God seems silent. The truth, however, is that God always hears our prayers. Sometimes, His reply is delayed,... Read more
The revival during the Second Anglo-Boer War
The Welsh revival (1904) was not the beginning of the decade of revival (1900 to 1910). The beginning of this revival must be traced back to small prayer groups that developed spontaneously all over the world, and which formed without knowledge of one another. The... Read more