“The mail must go through” is a 1950s film about Divine Word Missionaries in Techny, IL running the Techny post office and printing press to help support the foreign missions.
The Mission Center of Divine Word Missionaries, Techny, Illinois, the U.S. Postal Service, and America’s Mailing Industry
Today, Techny is still home to the North American Mission Center of Divine Word Missionaries. The Mission Center is responsible for raising funds to support more than 7,000 missionaries in over 70 countries around the world. Over the years, printed materials sent out and generous donations received from American citizens have passed through the branch of the U.S. Postal Service located at Techny. The magazine that originally went door-to-door now mails to over 100,000 households in the United States. The USPS continues to be the mainstay for staying in touch with missionaries in remote areas where everyday conveniences like electricity, clean water and medical care are sparse…if at all. The USPS is also the front line for maintaining relationships with long-time supporters, and for sending educational information to those that want to know us better and are then moved to support our cause.
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