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Lettie B. (Mrs. Charles E.) Cowman (1870-1960) worked as a missionary with her husband in Japan and China from 1901-1917, during which time they were instrumental in founding the Oriental Missionary Society.

Broken in health, Mr. Cowman was forced to return to the USA, where Mrs. Cowman nursed him for six years until his death.

Out of these experiences and heartbreak comes the first volume of Streams in the Desert.

During the next 25 years, Mrs. Cowman inspired several nation-wide Scripture-distribution campaigns and wrote 7 books.

After an extended illness, at the age of 90, she laid her earthly mantle aside on Easter Sunday, 1960 -- her coronation day

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In a barren wilderness, L. B. Cowman long ago discovered a fountain that sustained her, and she shared it with the world, Streams in the Desert -- her collection of prayerful meditations, Christian writings, and God's written promises--has become one of the most dearly loved, best-selling devotionals of all time since its first publication in 1925. Filled with insight into the richness of God's provision and the purpose of His plan, this enduring classic has encouraged and inspired generations of Christians. I heard the flow of hidden springs; before me palms rose green and fair; The birds were singing; all the air was filled and stirred with angels' wings. Now James Reimann, editor of the highly acclaimed updated edition of My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers, again brings us the wisdom of the past in the language of today, by introducing this updated edition of Streams in the Desert. With fresh, contemporary wording and precise NIV text, the timeless message of the original flows unhindered through these pages, lending guidance and hope to a new generation of believers. We never know where God has hidden His streams. We see a large stone and have no idea that it covers the source of a spring. We see a rocky areas and never imagine that it is hiding a fountain. God leads me into hard and difficult places, and it is there I realize I am where eternal streams abide. Day by day, Streams in the Desert will lead you from life's dry desolate places to the waters of the River of Life -- and beyond, to their very Source.