Less than 10 feet from the Meal Ticket booth in the foyer of America's Center, three people stand: two young, one old, each with official guest badges hanging from their necks.
Over the past 24 months, an estimated 850 million brochures inviting people to study the Bible have been handed out worldwide as part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Sow 1 Billion program.
A spectacular two-hour "Parade of Nations" concluded the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday evening July 9.
The car turned onto the highway with the arrival terminal of Lambert-St Louis International Airport reflected in the rear view mirrors.
In a show of commitment to their church students from Columbia Union College presented "seven moments that changed the course of Adventism."
Four Nigerian delegates personally thanked United States Congressman Roscoe Bartlett for his help in securing visas to attend vital church meetings in the U.S.