Southlands of the Holy Spirit

Historical account of the early Christian explorers in Australia and surrounding island nations.

In these pages, light shines into some ancient valleys of the Southlands explorations. It reveals an entrance into a timeless Message. We see how, with pinpoint precision, God affirms His Message for these lands. He shows how He "gave witness of Himself" upon them; they themselves illustrate the Message. What did the Creator see; what did the early explorers discover; what is yet to emerge in this World Down Under? An early Portuguese explorer named his discovery of these South Pacific lands Austrialia del Espiritu Santo which means Southland of the Holy Spirit. This name, given by a devout Christian explorer, combines with amazing revelations in these First Discoveries to help inspire an Emerging Generation of believers. "So many precise pointers in the same direction, things above and beyond the cunning of human thinking, lead us to believe that God has stamped His Design upon the Southlands."

Curtis Grant served God along with his wife, Patti, for 64 years, assisting Christian outreaches in various countries and for 30 years, they lived in Australia, ministering there and in the neighboring islands. For 18 years they pastored in a regional center on the edge of the Aussie outback in the state of Queensland. They were blessed to see a large ministry/training complex and parsonage erected, debt-free for God's glory. God performed many miracles of salvation, healing, provision and the work continues to grow today. Curtis ministered the Word to bring revelation and understanding to each heart and prayed for the sick. God gave him a passionate desire to delve into the spiritual history of this part of the world, revealing its Christian discovery and amazing heritage. He completed this book and sent it to the printer only two days before the Lord called him to heaven.