Two couples are traveling the nation in their RVs, stopping to evangelize as the Holy Spirit leads
Two Christian couples are taking the gospel to the streets—literally.
Bill and Danyal James and Deanna and Dave Chaffee sold their homes in Portland, Ore., in October 2008 and since have been traveling the nation in their RVs, stopping as the Holy Spirit leads them to evangelize on city streets, in churches and Christian schools, and at youth detention centers.
Calling the ministry Agents for Christ (AgentsforChrist.org), the couples say they are driven by a passion to win the lost and see people changed by the power of God. “Many people will not come to a church, so we need to bring church to them,” Dave Chaffee said.
The couples—who live off the sale of their homes, donations and income from gospel tracts they sell at gottracts .com—travel with their four children, ranging in age from 7 to 12. They say they have seen God do amazing things.
At a college in Fresno, Calif., Deanna Chaffee said a former gang member accepted Christ after she interpreted a reoccurring dream the woman had been having. She said in Key West, Fla., a young Wiccan gave her life to Christ during a prayer service the couples were holding on a boat off the coast.
“In obedience to His calling, Agents for Christ have touched the lives of multitudes and inspired others to take bold steps of faith for Christ,” said Doug Snow, pastor of the couples’ home church, Calvary Chapel Southeast near Portland. “We have been watching the book of Acts unfold before our very eyes.”
Along with their street outreach, the couples give evangelism training at churches and talk with youth about the dangers of drug abuse through an arm of their ministry called IMPACT. “Our purpose is to reveal the lies of the world and impact with truth,” said Bill James, who says his own deliverance from drug, alcohol and pornography addiction ultimately led him into ministry.
An undercover narcotics agent and regular churchgoer during the five years of his addiction, James said when he was at his lowest point God told him to confess his sins to his wife, pastor and boss. “I did, and for the first time in my life I was free,” he said.
After completing a yearlong Teen Challenge rehabilitation program, he enrolled in Berean School of the Bible and graduated in 2006. With his wife and in-laws, Deanna and Dave Chaffee, James began an evangelism ministry at their church, which eventually grew into a full-time calling.
“God told me He was calling me as a missionary to this country,” Bill James said, “but I had to wait on Him to speak to my wife.”
The couples say they’ll keep going as long as God opens the doors. “People need Jesus,” Dave Chaffee said, “and that’s our heart.”
—Sandra Chambers
