On Thursday, April 26, Independence Boulevard Church members reported for duty at their church in Chicago. A U-Haul truck was rented, and church deacons, along with Ralph Shelton (their pastor), left to pick up 21,000 Ten Commandments Twice Removed books, which were made available to them for distribution.

They later returned to the church where they were greeted by scores of volunteers. The volunteers went right to work praying over, labeling, and stuffing each book with information about the upcoming telecast aired by Three Angels Broadcasting Network via satellite from the Aire Crown Theater (Chicago, Illinois) as well as at their church on Sabbath, May 5.

Working from morning to night on Thursday, and concluding their work on Friday, their goal was to be ready for Sabbath. During the morning worship, the pastor appealed to the congregation to distribute the books immediately following their morning worship. He offered a prayer of consecration, and nearly everyone responded to the distribution call.

Lenna Crosby, distribution coordinator, divided the church members into teams. With maps in hand, each of the 12 bands left to contact residents of the entire 60624 ZIP Code near their church.

More than 17,000 books were distributed in one day. Some members used unique ways to distribute their books. One group asked the Pathfinder club to play drums to draw people's attention. Others pulled travel luggage loaded with books down the sidewalks as they distributed the books. Another used a shopping cart to carry a box door to door.

One member, a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver, distributed two cases in one week while covering her route. Another member testified that a bus driver asked if he could have one, and then allowed each person on the bus to secure a book.

The members returned with testimonies of joyful experiences, and some went out more than once to cover streets on that day. The guest speaker for the day, William E. Joseph Jr. (Detroit City Temple Church pastor), was pleasantly surprised that the members returned after the distribution to attend an evangelism training seminar and an evening preaching service.

Independence Boulevard Church members are now excited about partnering with Christ to draw individuals from their community to Him. Their goal is to hold a huge Revelation Seminar this summer in the same community. They now believe that leading their friends and neighbors to Christ is a process not an event. With the distribution of nearly 21,000 pieces of literature (seven pieces in seven days on April 7), and the 21,000 books also distributed, they believe the meetings this summer are right on time for the Holy Spirit to touch the hearts of those in their community.

Jacqueline Mason is the communication secretary at the Independence Boulevard Church in Chicago.