Lettie Cowman

Cowman, was an American writer and author of the devotional books Streams in the Desert and Springs in the Valley.

At 13 years of age, she met her future husband, Charles Cowman, a young telegraph operator.

After living there for a year, the high altitude of the Rocky Mountains caused Lettie to become very ill.

These schools held classes during the day, and in the evening hosted evangelical services open to the public.

Teams of missionaries went to every town, village and home throughout Japan, proclaiming the Gospel and distributing Bibles.

[2] Cowman began writing in November 1902 when OMS co-founder Ernest Kilbourne initiated a monthly publication called Electric Messages.

[2] After the Cowmans returned to the United States in January 1918, Charles' health continued to decline.

The title of the book comes from Isaiah 35:6, "Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy.

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.

In writing this, she hoped that "a world-wide crusade [would] be launched to reach every living member of this generation with the gospel.

In the midst of her new writing career, Lettie continued serving as President of OMS as her first priority.

She was determined to carry out the Every Creature Crusade (now known as Every Community for Christ), which Charles started in Japan as the Great Village Campaign.

They had already been to Japan, Korea, and China, so they began to make plans to go to India, Africa, South America, Europe; all the nations of the earth.

The right doors opened, and a Bible Training Institute began that year in Medellín, Colombia.

[5] Lettie Cowman continued writing and public speaking up to her death on Easter Sunday, April 17 1960.