Day 8

"Occupy till I come" - Luke 19:13

DAY EIGHT (11/21) - The most dramatic event of the Indianapolis Baptist Temple stand for righteousness was the rumor that the U.S. Marshals were going to move in at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 21st. The pastor, members, and out of town guests sang, prayed, preached and praised from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. as the time for the raid came and went. The excitement and anticipation of the Christian Soldiers (2 Timothy 2:1-3) at IBT was mixed with joy and dedication to stand and stay at their post (Hebrews 10:25) giving little care (Philippians 4:6-8) to the roller coaster, psychological tactics of the U.S. Marshals team. Dr. Greg J. Dixon, Attorney Al Cunningham, and Pastor Robert McCurry visited Governor O'Bannon in a good will mission as a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ and to hold him accountable for his duty as a custodian for Religious Liberty to exercise his independent judgment and duty to uphold the State of Indiana and United States Constitution.

4:30 P.M. IBT called a news conference to report information received from an unimpeachable source that the Federal Marshals were planning to send SOG (Special Operations Group) into the IBT to evict the believers from the property. SOG is the Federal Government crack hostage rescue and anti-terrorist strike force. This group is said to have sworn an oath of allegiance to a foreign power commonly known as InterPol (International Police) based in Paris, France.

IBT once again stressed the peaceful refusal against judicial tyranny in not handing over God's property to government officials. IBT has not yet had the U.S. Supreme Court to review Judge Sarah Evans Barker's decision. The case is presently before the U.S. Supreme Court, however, Judge Barker has ordered the church seized and sold for alleged taxes. If the church property is seized, IBT could never recover the loss even if it won at the Supreme Court level.

8:00 P.M. Pastor Bill Kermott from Cheippewa Falls, Wisconsin and Pastor Larry Hickum from Amarillo, Texas, preached powerful sermons from the Word of God. The midnight choir sang with other special music from Brother Steve Kukla and the Anderson family.

11:00 P.M. the day closed with a midnight prayer meeting as the weary soldiers petitioned God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for His protection and for the Holy Spirit to bring more soldiers to the front lines at IBT.