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WHAT PRAYER CAN DO
A Collection of true
stories by Ada Brownell Published by The Pentecostal Evangel
By Ada Brownell
Ennis L. Surratt clutched the
cool metal handle of his .45 pistol. Through the weeds he could see three men
coming. He knew they would come near where he crouched because they would be
coming after the barrel of whiskey that had disappeared from his still the
night before.
When the men were only a few
feet from the barrel, Ennis stepped out in front of the man who seemed to lead
the way.
“You’re not taking this
barrel,” Ennis growled, keeping his right hand next to the gun. “You stole it
last night, and we’re going to settle it right here.”
He drew his gun and aimed it
at the thief.
“Shoot!” the thief yelled as
he whirled with his double-barreled shotgun.
An explosive charge sounded from the shotgun
and Ennis fell to the ground. Pain surged through his neck and chest, and hot
blood trickled from the wounds, but Ennis raised up on one knee and fired the
pistol.
With a cry of anguish, the
thief dropped the shotgun and fell into the weeds.
Ennis fell back again, and
both men cursed and writhed with pain until they were taken to town for
treatment. Ennis was filled with buckshot but not hurt seriously. The other
fellow, however, was in serious condition.
Events like this were why the
bootlegger became known as “the meanest man in town” and that caught the
attention of two lady evangelists holding a tent revival there. The women decided
if the meanest man in town would be changed by the power of God, there would be
revival.
God reached down one night and
struck Ennis upside the head like He did the Apostle Paul. Ennis changed so
much he became a fiery gospel preacher that won not only many others to God,
but his own children, who became ministers as well. One of his sons pastored
the author’s church several years.
Read the story of Ennis Surratt and many other testimonies
and truths in What Prayer Can Do, on
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