The Lord Opened Their Hearts – The Autobiography of Lydia Walker of Brighton and some of her Family

In the early 1800s, Joseph Banfield, a village blacksmith in Sussex was reported to have prayed daily for his children and grandchildren. Lydia Walker was on of his grandchildren, and his prayers for her were abundantly answered.

This book recounts in Lydia’s own words how the Lord opened her heart, and the tried pathway she subsequently had to walk. When trouble came in business, it drove her husband away from the things of God, and she walked a lonely path. Two of her children died. She suffered a serious illness. But through all the Lord sustained her and brought her safely to Himself in glory.

The book also includes memoirs of Lydia’s grandparents (the blacksmith Joseph Banfield and his wife), her parents, and one of her daughters who died young.