Only One Life - By Dale Gentry - His Story - His Journey

Very soon, I met with Mr. Ben Ludy, the general

manager of the radio station, and gave him my

resignation. He seemed rather shocked when I told him

I was leaving to go into full-time ministry. He concluded

by telling me that my job would be waiting for me if I

ever wanted to come back. We left everything behind

with only one revival on our schedule.

Launching Out

After selling our home, we purchased a 35-foot

trailer to live in, and a 1958 Buick to pull it with. We

bought the trailer for $800, the Buick for a lot less and

Jean and I, and Rick and his dog, Tex, launched out into

the deep. We started our journey on March 12 th , 1967,

from Comanche, and had only gone 15 miles when we

heard a loud noise, and smoke coming from under the

hood. My brother-in-law, Robert Berry, had decided to

follow us, and was close behind, as we pulled to the side

of the road. Funny enough, a tow truck pulled our car

and trailer to our first revival at the Assembly of God

church in Ringling, Oklahoma. It was there that the

Holy Ghost showed up, and we had two incredible

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