Streams In The DesertDiscovering Gods Call (2015)

Aboard a passenger train enroute from Los Angeles to Chicago a Christian movie actress named Mary meets an elderly woman and openly shares the struggles of her career and young faith To her surprise the lady next to her is 85yearold Lettie Cowman the author of the most beloved devotional of all time Streams in the Desert As the two women converse Lettie reflects on the experiences and heartbreak that inspired her to write her famous book As a girl growing up in smalltown Iowa Lettie falls in love with Charles Cowman a telegraph operator at the Western Union office A job promotion prompts them to move to a mining town in Colorado after marriage However Lettie soon becomes deathly ill leading Charles to make a vow of service to the Lord that will change both of their lives forever