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Edwin Thomas Ellis
Born Again: July 13, 1962
Place: Independent
Missionary Baptist Church
Age: 29
His Testimony
I came under conviction when I was very young. I prayed to the Lord and thought that I had been saved. I did not seem convicted of my sins any more. Later, in the military service I was a paratrooper and I felt no fear when I jumped. I was involved in an automobile accident which broke my neck and ended my military service. I almost died, but I did not feel any fear of dying. I became an automobile mechanic and my hobby was racing cars. A car ran over me and I was hospitalized for almost a year. That accident also could have taken my life. Then, my wife Hattie was attending a revival at Independent. She returned home one night and told me she had been saved. Something came over me and I realized that I did not have what she had. The next day, I was afraid to crawl under a car. If it should fall on me and I died, I would go to hell. I went to church the next night, went to the altar and prayed for salvation. God gloriously saved my soul. I was filled with joy, peace, and love for everyone. I know I'm saved and I thank God for sparing my life until I was saved.
Edwin went to be with the Lord on January 20, 2002
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Hattie Ellis Robinson
Born Again: July 12, 1962
Place: Independent
Missionary Baptist Church
Age: 27
Her Testimony
I had realized that I needed to be saved for a long time, but I had not done anything about it. I went to church, but I did not seek the Lord until the revival began at Independent in July of 1962. Brother John Hedges was preaching during the revival and it seemed that my conviction deepened with every sermon I heard. I went to the altar for prayer, but I could not get relief. Then, on the night of July 12, I went to the altar. I prayed as sincerely as I could. Then, suddenly, the sweetest peace came over me. My burden was gone and I knew at once that the Lord had saved me. I can't explain it to my satisfaction, but I thank God that we can know we have been saved.
Hattie went home to be with the Lord on November 27, 2018,