415 ratings | 54 reviews | avg rating:4.58

more photos (1)

Olea’s Year In Books

Olea’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Olea’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Olea’s 2025 Year in Books

Olea Nel’s Followers (9)

Olea’s Bookshelves

to-read (45)
currently-reading (178)
read (493)
did-not-finish (0)
andrew-murray (16)
biography (15)
devotional (38)
facebook-ads (1)
fiction (4)
history (2)
See all bookshelves »

Olea’s Friends (30)

James Collins

572 books | 1,766 friends

Tyrell

367 books | 512 friends

D'vorah Lansky

159 books | 1,509 friends

Mili Fay

1,348 books | 84 friends

Michael Stern

286 books | 214 friends

Liz Mcgrory

76 books | 115 friends

Peggy McAloon

312 books | 898 friends

Shirley Corder

297 books | 568 friends

More friends…

Olea Nel

Goodreads Author

Born

Cape Town, South Africa

Website

https://www.oleanel.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Biography, Christian

Member Since

May 2014

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/olea_nel

edit data

Olea Nel was born in Cape Town, South Africa. After completing her training as a teacher in Andrew Murray's heartland of Wellington, she relocated to Australia to further her studies.

Besides attaining a Ph.D. in Linguistics, she also has qualifications in Information Studies and Theology. She has taught at several tertiary institutions in Australia.
As an active Christian and a pastor’s wife, she is often called upon to speak at women’s groups.

Having recently retired from her secular position as a senior librarian at the National Library of Australia, she is now able to pursue her passion for research, especially within the fields of church history and biography. Her aim is to serve God by sharing her findings with other Christians. She is ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

Olea Nel is currently not accepting new questions.

Combine Editions
Olea Nel’s books

Average rating: 4.43 · 126 ratings · 55 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Andrew Murray: Destined to Serve 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andrew Murray: From Spark to Flame 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andrew Murray: Destined to Wait 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andrew Murray: Destined to Win 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South Africa's Forgotten Revival: The Story of the Cape's Great Awakening in 1860 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Protea Book of Andrew Murray Quotes by Olea Nel (Goodreads Author), Andrew Murray it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andrew Murray From spark to Flame A Biographical Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andrew Murray: Destined to Wait: A Biographical Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andrew Murray at Exeter Hall it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andrew Murray and the Freemason Question: A Rebuttal 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Olea Nel…

13 posts
Olea Nel's Blog

Andrew Murray on "Worshipping in the Spirit" #5.2

[image error]��
��
Andrew Murray on ��Worshipping in the Spirit' #5.2

by Olea Nel

In chapter three of The Spirit of Christ (republished in 2006 as The Indwelling Spirit, Andrew Murray focusses on worship, a topic close to his heart. He starts off by quoting John 4: 23-24[image error]

Yet a time is coming and has now come when true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they a