In Need of Your Prayers and Patience

"Biographies are a unique and challenging art form, invariably tangling together the life of the author with that of the subject. In Need of Your Prayers and Patience can only have been written by an author deeply invested in the life of H. F. Reynolds. Mary Lou Shea's work mirrors the virtues of Reynolds himself; both the subject and author of this remarkable book are earnest, honest, humble, and profound."

--Eric Severson, Adjunct Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Seattle Pacific University



"Through painstaking research and beautiful prose, Shea brings Reynolds out of the shadows, giving us an admiring but honest biography of an important early twentieth-century American evangelical pioneer whose advocacy for 'foreign' missions marks him--now that the overwhelming majority of Nazarenes live outside of the United States--as arguably the single most important person in the history of his denomination."

--Mark H. Mann, Associate Professor of Theology, Point Loma Nazarene University



"Shea is a thorough and accomplished historical theologian who has captured the spirit of a man many in my ecclesiastical circles recognize by name, but [whom] few would ever know [were it not for Shea's] significant work. Her tenacity in research coupled with exceptional insight has produced a glimpse into the early days of Reynolds' church and mind, which stands to serve as the definitive work on his life."

--Kevin C. Dunlop, District Superintendent, Upstate New York Church of the Nazarene