LETHBRIDGE, ALTA.- "You are the salt of the earth" was the theme of this year's Alberta Women in Mission Enrichment Days, held on April 30 and May 1 at Lethbridge Mennonite Church. "Why did Jesus use salt in this sermon?" keynote speaker Janet Plenert, executive secretary of Mennonite Church Canada Witness, challenged the audience. Plenert went on to show the importance of salt both in biblical and political history. In Leviticus, the people were commanded to season their sacrifices with salt. Salt was also used as a covenant. It was an important commodity in trade, and battles were fought over it. As salt is essential to all living things, Jesus' words about being "salt of the earth" took on a deeper meaning. Forty women attended this year's event. The offering of $1,525 will be divided equally between Camp Valaqua and missionary support for MC Canada Witness workers Jeff and Tany Warkentin.

- BY IRENE KLASSEN