missionaries
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Published in 1978 as the third novel in Butler’s “Patternist” series, “Survivor” follows Alanna, a biracial orphan who is adopted by religious missionaries fleeing a plague-ravaged Earth in search of a new home.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The presence of the Catholic Church in Angola dates back to the late 15th Century, when Portuguese explorers and missionaries arrived along the Angolan coast.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
That historic exodus helped turn South Korea into a stronghold of the Christian faith and one of the world’s biggest exporters of missionaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The Institute says it has graduated more than 40,000 missionaries since its founding in 1970.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
They hardly seem to care whether missionaries exist Don’t be bitter, I said.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
