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Against All Odds
Life-long friend who was saved in a Gage crusade
Freddie Gage and I grew up
together on the tough, dangerous, drug-soaked streets of
Houston, Texas. His second son is named after me. Freddie led
me to Christ.
The tragic end of each life
recorded in his book,
All My Friends Are Dead,
is true. These young men were friends of mine. Gage has
probably preached to more underworld personalities than any
preacher in America. I have seen him bail them out of jail,
keep them in his home, feed, clothe, and go to court with
them. I have also seen him pray, plead and weep with them. I
have been with him when he has walked into grief-stricken
homes to bear the sad news of the senseless drug death,
prostitution or murder of a son or daughter: He has stood
before huge cross sections of dissipated, drug controlled
audiences at funerals to make a final plea for them to give
their lives to Christ.
The only possibility for a
changed life is Jesus Christ. This is the message Freddie Gage
has preached in churches, football stadiums, under tents, in
open air meetings, prisons, and jails: only Christ can change
the human heart.
Gage married at age 17 to
Barbara who was 15 and against all odds went into
full-time evangelism at age 19 as a ninth grade drop out. Gage
later received a high school diploma from Dallas Baptist
University, attended Baylor University and received an
Honorary Doctor's Degree in Human Letters from California
Theological Seminary
If I had not attended a Freddie
Gage Church revival on August 7, 1952, it is very likely that
my story might be among those recorded in his book,
All My Friends Are Dead. |
