Lake Region—The Independence Boulevard Seventh-day Adventist Church participated in the Ten Commandments telecast offered by Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN). We ordered five thousand books to help promote the televised event, which was coordinated to run the weekend of the national Ten Commandments Day initiative. My group was to distribute 300 books. The first 100 books arrived two weeks before the big event, but because of a prior commitment, I was not able to distribute them that day.

The following week, the remaining 200 books arrived. On that Sabbath and Sun., I had to attend a Vacation Bible School meeting and was still unable to distribute the books. We only had a few days left before the books needed to be in people’s hands.

Mon. was busy with errands, and the books were still waiting to be distributed. The next day was filled with all the extra work that comes with preparing students for graduation. The books were still waiting to be delivered, but when?

On Wed., I accompanied my husband to an appointment he had up north. On the way back home, I was very weary and literally falling asleep at the wheel. I asked God to help me be faithful.

By the time I got home, I had made up my mind to take a nap before I went out to distribute the books, knowing I had to return to work that evening. As soon as we got home, I turned around, walked right out the door, and headed toward my territory instead of taking a nap.

A little fearful, but praying for God's Spirit and asking Him to help me to be faithful, I started at the far northern point of my area. No one was around so I continued east, but there were only factories in that area. I came to a little strip mall and was able to distribute all but 45 books. When people saw me passing out the books on the Ten Commandments, they came up to me and asked, “Can I have one?”

“Do you have any more?”

“Where is your church located?”

As I continued, I said, “To God be the glory!”

I put the remaining books under my neighbors' doors. I was delighted when one neighbor came to both the Fri. night and Sabbath morning special programs we shared from 3ABN. She came before it started and stayed until it was over. She enjoyed the programs so much and wanted to get copies of what she had seen. I happily invited her to the Ten Commandments study the Independence Boulevard Church would soon be offering; she definitely wanted to be a part of it.

Many members and guests said they learned so much by watching the special Ten Commandments programs. Now our church is planning to follow up the telecast by using the same material as a mid-week series soon.

Ralph Shelton, our pastor, and Lenna Crosby, the women's ministry leader, led out in this powerful initiative. They both commented that their vision and plans were too small and wished they had prayed more and done more.

People really are thirsting for the Word of God.

Patricia Goldsmith, an elder at Independence Boulevard Church, Chicago, Ill.