Searching For Mrs Oswald Chambers

Searching for Mrs. Oswald Chambers

Who was the woman behind the famed Oswald Chambers? Readers will enjoy this inspirational story of Mrs. Biddy Chambers—wife, mother, hostess, counselor, secretary, cook, comforter, correspondent, widow, businesswoman, and faithful stenographer of the teachings of her husband, Oswald Chambers. Related by the Chambers’ only child, Kathleen, Searching for Mrs. Oswald Chambers tells the endearing story behind the writing of the most celebrated devotional of all time.

Mrs. Oswald Chambers

Among Christian devotional works, My Utmost for His Highest stands head and shoulders above the rest, with more than 13 million copies sold. But most readers have no idea that Oswald Chambers's most famous work was not published until ten years after his death. The remarkable person behind its compilation and publication was his wife, Biddy. And her story of living her utmost for God's highest is one without parallel. Bestselling novelist Michelle Ule brings Biddy's story to life as she traces her upbringing in Victorian England to her experiences in a WWI YMCA camp in Egypt. Readers will marvel at this young woman's strength as she returns to post-war Britain a destitute widow with a toddler in tow. Refusing personal payment, Biddy proceeds to publish not just My Utmost for His Highest, but also 29 other books with her husband's name on the covers. All the while she raises a child alone, provides hospitality to a never-ending stream of visitors and missionaries, and nearly loses everything in the London Blitz during WWII. The inspiring story of a devoted woman ahead of her times will quickly become a favorite of those who love true stories of overcoming incredible odds, making a life out of nothing, and serving God's kingdom.

Oswald Chambers