Deep inside the boiler room of a USA World War II navy destroyer on patrol off the coast of Japan a man made a decision that would change trillions of lives. The decision was a simple one in nature as it was a decision to follow Jesus Christ and to rely on His grace.
The man who made that decision was none other than Robert William Schambach, or R.W. as he became known.
In the years following that decision, RW attended school at Central Bible Institute in Springfield, Missouri, before joining A.A. Allen in crisscrossing the USA praying for the sick and talking about Jesus. Those years were formative for RW as he learned how to listen to the voice of the Spirit watch as God healed the multitudes of every illness known whether it be physical, spiritual, and/or emotional.
Later on RW struck out on his own becoming a ‘tent’ revivalist, hauling his trademark tents to every major city in the USA. People of all status, faiths, ethnicity, and gender all crowded into these tents to hear about Jesus.
At some point in his life, RW setup his headquarters in East Texas and started broadcasting his sermons over the radio. Growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I remember listening to his sermons every day throughout the summers and learning about the faith that I will one day teach to others.