missionaries

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With the arrival of European traders and missionaries, Christianity spread rapidly through Apam.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

These young female missionaries, dressed in white, have been sent into Canada to draw girls to Gilead’s cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Institute says it has graduated more than 40,000 missionaries since its founding in 1970.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Steve grew up on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, where his parents were missionaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

I got to know the Old and New Testaments very well, and I learned a lot of Christian values from the missionaries at that school.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola