On a street corner in the heart of Chicago, a group of teenagers shout, "Free book!" Many pass by, driven by a schedule or a deadline which blinds them to everything except their destination. Some pause a moment, perhaps out of curiosity or genuine interest to see young people on a street corner doing something other than selling drugs.

One of the young teenagers lowers her volume and asks in a friendlier tone, "Would you like a free book?" Noticing the confused yet intrigued face upon this stranger, the teen says, "It's the Ten Commandments, Twice Removed. There is a series going on at the McCormick Place Theatre. Here's a free ticket!" The young woman reveals an admission ticket hidden within the book.

"This is free, right?" the stranger asks. After a nod of confirmation the stranger goes on his way, and the youth restarts her proclamation, "Free book!" with a bit more confidence.

This was the scene when a group of freshmen and sophomores from the Greater Lansing Adventist School traveled to Chicago last May. Their mission was to aid in spreading word of the Ten Commandments Weekend and a special series produced by the Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN). The group from Lansing was part of a larger assembly of volunteers from around the nation, who came together to hand out free books and tickets to the people of Chicago.

The tickets handed out granted admission to a series of sermons delivered by a team of God's servants, which included Doug Batchelor of Amazing Facts and Wintley Phipps, a world-renowned vocal artist, and was hosted by Danny Shelton, the co-founder of 3ABN. Each sermon focused on one of the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20. Each commandment was presented as a present day instruction, rather than a writing from a God of the past. Many of the individuals seated in the Aries Crown Theatre were recognized by the volunteers who handed them their ticket.

Enter the same group of teenagers, on the same street corner, four hours later. A teenage volunteer asks a tall man if he would like a book. The man snatches the book. The young volunteer glances at his T-shirt and is reminded why he decided to become part of this mission. It was not to try to place a few verses in schools and government buildings, but as his shirt says, to "Put them back where they belong: in our hearts and minds."

Jonathan Jacobs is in the tenth grade at Greater Lansing Adventist School in Michigan.