Inspire, Summer 2008

Look Who’s Hiring CU Grads ... just to name a few Career Services www.cedarville.edu/career 1-800-CEDARVILLE Abbott Laboratories American Cancer Society American Enterprise Institute Athletes in Action Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Bayer BearingPoint Boeing Caterpillar, Inc. Chick-fil-A Children’s Medical Center of Dayton The Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Logistics Agency Delphi Dept. of Homeland Security Dept. of the Treasury Duotech Services, Inc. The Dow Chemical Co. Eagle Council Eli Lilly and Co. Ernst & Young FBI The Federal Reserve Fifth Third Bank Focus on the Family Ford Motor Co. General Dynamics General Electric Co. General Mills General Motors Corp. The Heritage Foundation Honda IBM Indiana Pacers IRS JCPenney Johnson Controls, Inc. Kellogg Co. KPMG International Kraft Foods Latham & Watkins, LLP The Leadership Institute LexisNexis Lockheed Martin Corp. NASA Northrop Grumman Corp. The Pentagon PepsiCo Procter & Gamble The Research Council Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. Rolls-Royce State Farm Insurance The Timken Co. Triton Technologies, Inc. United States Air Force United States Army United States Navy United States House of Representatives United States Secret Service United States Senate U.S. Steel Vanguard Wells Fargo The White House Wright-Patterson AFB Wyeth The salvation of Mr. M— and his wife was the beginning of my long-awaited journey to Uttermost. They begged us to return with them to their territory. But we were nursing our infant work in Kamunza and could not leave them even for a short trip. We sent the couple home with Bible studies and songbooks, promising that as soon as God granted us the opportunity, we would join them. The Next Chapter Six months later, we packed two cars with survival supplies and 10 of our trained CHE workers from Kamunza. Theresa navigated as the two-lane dirt road became one lane, then grass and dirt, then whatever happened to be in front of us! The further we drove from home, the more my Uttermost dream touched reality. We finally arrived well past dark. A bonfire marked our destination, which seemed like one of the ends of the earth. Mr. M—’s joyful clan and other local families delighted us with dancing and songs. Over the next five days, we spread through the area, sharing the Gospel. Every home we visited was polygamist, poor, and lost. Most listened to the Gospel with longing but hopeless unanimity: “We can’t be saved.” “Why?” we asked. “God invites you: ‘All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved!’” “We are polygamists” was the fatalistic reply. After all, previous evangelists had denied them baptism or church membership until they divorced all but the first wife. These people reasoned that if the church is God’s and the church does not accept us, then God must refuse us, too. In their minds, salvation meant disassembling their homes, severing ties with wives and children, and surviving without the economic support of the multiple-wife workforce — something they found impossible to contemplate. On the banks of this district, we offered our most precious revelation: the gift of God’s Word and His grace. The news began to spread that polygamists could be saved. Hope grew. During our second trip to the interior, we brought the Jesus film in the Tonga language. People walked for hours to witness the story of Jesus. After the first viewing, our counselors from Kamunza (some former polygamists) explained the grace of God and forgiveness through Christ to more than 100 who responded. The next night, a second showing yielded nearly 100 more decisions. People talked of this Jesus all the way home. “I never knew Jesus had a body! I just thought He was a spirit floating around.” “I never knew He was beaten and killed for my sins!” “We are loved by God!” Truth had impacted the darkness in Uttermost! We enjoyed two more trips to Uttermost before furlough. I led Mr. M—’s two other wives to the Lord, along with teaching and discipling other polygamist women in the fellowship. We began seeing fruits of the Spirit in the people and subsequent change in behavior and life choices. Establishing a church from a distance was less than perfect, but God completes the work He begins. Though we’ve yet to return to Uttermost, our young Kamunza church stands in our place on the brink of impact, taking up the ministry we began. And the dark man is still smiling, wanting more. Rachel (Mayo) Chambers ’78 and her husband, Jim ’75, have six children and eight grandchildren, all of whom love and serve the Lord globally. Rachel — who authored Cedarville’s alma mater — enjoys writing and speaking when stateside. She is currently working on her first book of memoirs, which tells of their 15 years in Zambia. You may contact her at jandrchambers@gmail.com . i