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"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16

On July 14, 1940, at the age of 16, Ben Bates gave his life to the Lord while attending a small Baptist revival in Little Rock, Arkansas. But by 1945, he had wandered so far away from the Lord and become so disillusioned that he contemplated taking his own life.

Placing a note in his pocket, he began walking to the Main Street Bridge . . . when someone on the street handed him a gospel tract. Instead of jumping from the bridge, he walked to the First Baptist Church of Little Rock and gave his life to the Lord.

Little did Dr. Bates know at the time that God would eventually call him into a full-time ministry that would span more than 60 years. In his book, From Despair to Victory, he recounts his adventures from a young and ambitious seminary student who would preach to the crowds in the park (once even being mistaken for Billy Graham), to an evangelist who would hold large revival meetings and see many souls come to the Lord, to a pastor of who witnessed astounding growth in each of the churches in which he served.

Poignant and humorous, From Despair to Victory tells the story of what God can do with a life that is completely submitted to His will.