missionaries

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A whole-of-government operation immediately transported the missionaries to a hospital where they could quarantine and receive advanced medical care if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and the British.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Stafford is one of three medical missionaries with Serge — a nonprofit based in Jenkintown, Penn. — who were exposed to the virus.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The parrots, lore tells us, brought by missionaries, stayed even after the city became what it is now.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

At the Christian Union conference in 2005, he was pleased to hear doctors talk about praying with their patients and traveling as medical missionaries.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times