Loaded truck leaving for dock in San Diego.
A CUP OF COLD WATER by Ray Friesz T h e Congregational Church of Christ in Redondo Beach has developed a unique missionary m inistry. Six years ago this summer, the pastor, Dr. C. T. Walberg, at the invitation of Dr. Bob Pierce of World Vision, made his first trip to the Orient. He visited missionaries in Japan, Korea, Formosa, Okinawa, M anila, Hong Kong, India, in the Middle East and Europe. Upon his arrival back to his church he immediately began to badger the members and friends of the church for their discarded pieces of soap. Those little annoying pieces we usually discard can become a useful missionary m inistry of mercy. Combined w ith m any other “slivers of soap” it has devel oped into shipments of thousands of pounds. The first shipment was a 40 pound box. From this “sliver of soap” project has come many other useful opportunities. The church encourages people to save their table fats in one pound coffee cans. This is made into “home made” soap. Any person can purchase a can of lye and find a recipe for making soap. Hundreds of pounds of good home made soap is shipped to missionaries where this becomes a very valuable tool in Christian missions. W hite goods are tom into one inch bandages and shipped to medical mission aries. Large cartons are soon filled and these make their way to the mountain people of Formosa, the Happy Mount Leper Colony of Formosa, World Vision orphanages and Children’s Hospital in Korea, World Evangelization Cru sade missionaries in North India and the medical m inistry promoted by the American Indian Liberation Crusade of which Dr. Henry Hedrick, another Biola graduate, is the Director. Ladies undergarments are solicited for the medical work of North India missionaries. No longer useful bras- siers become a means of keeping medication in place on badly infected breasts. Other under garments help to keep medication in “hip” sores. Old nylon stockings are used to keep medication in place on abdomens as they become a support when tied firm ly in place. Old discarded costume jewelry is shipped to missionaries serving in remote pioneer areas where money is not an THE KING'S BUSINESS
Rev. C. T. Walberg in his office. Awards and trophies are on the wall.
Russ Nora left a top engineering job to work in this project full time. Over 200 tons baled so far.
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