Revival in the Congo!

From the modern Jesus Army’s History Makers site.

Helen

Some years ago we interviewed veteran missionary, Helen Roseveare about the 1950′s revival in what was then the Belgian Congo. Here are some extracts from her remarkable account.

What was your background before you went out to Africa?
I was saved when I was a medical student – I wasn’t very bright, so medicine was a real slog! I did no reading apart from my Bible and the next thing I knew I was out on the mission field! I was a good solid Anglican type, totally unprepared for the revival that came.

What led up to the Congo revival?
Basically, years of committed prayer that became increasingly desperate. Both senior local pastors and missionaries had been praying regularly with a real burden.

What can you remember of the first experiences you had of revival power?
The first day revival came to Ibambi, the actual building shook. We were sitting in the Bible School hall. It was seven o’clock on a Friday night. Jack Scholes, our field leader, had just come back from a trip in the south and he had seen revival down there. He stood up to speak about the revival and started to read from scriptures. Suddenly we heard a hurricane storm. It was frightening!