More than 700 people made commitments to the Lord Jesus Christ during the recent GO TELL AMERICA Crusade in Brookhaven, Mississippi from among the 10,000 who attended the four-night event, according to event organizers.
There were 40 churches and more than 500 volunteers who assisted with the crusade, led by Evangelist Rick Gage and his GO TELL AMERICA team from the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Gage was joined by evangelists Adrian Despres, Runks Runkles and Luther Martin. Additionally, Rush of Fools served as the worship band.
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The nightly services were hosted at King Field on the campus of Brookhaven High School.
‘Prayer and preparation’
David Williams, associational mission strategist for the county’s Lincoln Baptist Association said it was difficult to “put into words what God did during the GO TELL Crusade last week.
“Prayer and preparation were the keys to God opening up His blessings on southwest Mississippi,” Williams said of the Oct. 19-22 event. “Our team of over 500 volunteers did an amazing job. My prayer has been that a moment in time would create a movement that would change Brookhaven and Lincoln County and surrounding areas for eternity.”
“In coming back to Brookhaven and Lincoln County just over three years ago, I knew God wanted to impact this area with the gospel on a large scale,” he reflected. “He did that in this crusade. Seeing churches, businesses, schools and individuals coming together in unity was simply amazing. My continued prayer is that unity would prevail! Jesus is the answer to everyday life needs. To God be all Glory and Praise! My life and ministry will never be the same as a result of the Crusade!”
As part of the crusade’s youth outreach, 3,000 students were addressed by the GO TELL team in school assemblies about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, Gage said. He offered that he and his ministry team, based in the Atlanta, Georgia, area have shared these truths with an estimated 2 million students during ON TRACK assemblies in public and private schools across America.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Carolyn Cunningham and originally published by the Baptist Message.
