09/28/07

Press Release - Rod and Bev Cameron, April 2005

Rod and Bev met at Mahoning Valley Christian Service Camp, Rushville, IN, in the summer of ’51 and were married in May 1954. The 50s were Happy Days but very busy. Rod graduated from Louisville Bible College, May 1955. They started Lyndon Christian Church, summer of 1954. He had preaching ministries at Mt. Zion Christian church, Litchfield, KY; Mt. Carmel Christian church, Campbellsburg, IN; Pleasant Grove church, Flat Rock, IN; Fountaintown church, Fountaintown, IN; Big Rock church, Big Rock, KY. He taught 7^th grade at Mountain Mission School, Grundy, VA. They went as missionaries to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to the Zambezi Valley in 1959. Their three children were all born in the 50s. Mark:7-11-56, Myrna:12-31-58, Bruce:12-7-59.

They returned from Africa in 1966 and then managed Pearson’s Mill Christian Assembly (Rainbow Christian Camp) from 1967—2003 until retirement. Bev worked at Rod’s side as Executive Secretary and was known for her unusual organizational ability and sweet spirit. Rod admittedly would not have amounted to much without her.

Rod is an internationally known Christian ventriloquist of professional ability, using his dummy Gabriel Jeremiah Cameron (Gabby), a wooden dummy purchased by 4 men of the Fountaintown church and Oscar, a stupid python hand-puppet made by Bev. They have presented programs in 20 states and in 1991 did a cross-cultural tour around the world, presenting programs in New Zealand, Australia and Zimbabwe. They have been on TV and Radio and were featured five times in the late Dr. George Crane’s “Worry Clinic,” a nationally syndicated newspaper column. Rod has written two autobiographical books: “A Dummy Goes to Africa” and “A Dummy Goes to Church Camp.” He has produced an audio tape: “A Dummy with an Attitude.” The last two are available for $5.00 plus postage.