What will you remember 40 years from tonight?

"When I heard Dr. Luke Chachere share his testimony Sunday evening about how a Freddie Gage crusade in Dayton 40 years ago transformed his life, I tried to imagine what people will remember 40 years after GO TELL SETX," said David Williams, crusade chairman and director of missions for the Trinity River Baptist Association.

Freddie Gage was the father of Rick Gage who is the evangelist preaching tonight and tomorrow night at GO TELL SETX at the Liberty Memorial Stadium on the northeast corner of Bowie and Grand. Between 1,500 and 2,000 people attended each of the first two nights of the crusade. Already 275 spiritual decisions have been recorded, more than 130 of them people trusting Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

What is happening now reminds Chachere of that earlier crusade. He was a new college student when Dayton hosted Freddie Gage and God used the event to change his future and transform his life.

"Forty years later, when I told Dr. Luke what was coming to Liberty, he couldn't wait to get on board and go all in to involve his church, his friends, his colleagues in the community, his clients at the veterinary clinic, and anyone else who would listen to him," Williams said. "That excitement came out of the life change he experienced under a similar crusade 40 years ago."

As Williams thought about 40 years in the future, he imagined there will be a lot of "Luke Chacheres" around who will remember GO TELL SETX.

"Forty years from now there will be thousands who remember what happened this week, and hundreds who will testify that this week was a pivotal time in their lives when they experienced a moment that changed everything," Williams said.

"The sad thing is that there will be tens of thousands who won't remember it at all because, even though they knew something was going on at the stadium, they chose to stay home. They thought, 'This isn't for me,' or, 'I don't want to risk what might happen,' or, 'I'm okay just like I am,' or 'I'm not a very religious person,' or 'I've got better things to do.'

"What a tragedy to have a once-in-a-generation event like this in your own community and not making the effort to drive to the stadium, park your car, walk into the stands, and listen for God to speak to you in a way you have never heard Him speak to you before," Williams said.

"Come tonight and come tomorrow night," he urged. "Do you know someone who needs Jesus? Pray for them, invite them to the crusade, and bring them with you. Come witness with the rest of us the miracles that God is doing right here in Liberty, Texas. Maybe one of the miracles will even be you!"

David Williams, TRBA Director, April 15, 2025