missionary
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That patient, the first person to be treated by the unit, was American medical missionary Rick Sacra.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
But the polyglot pope, a former missionary to Peru, initially cultivated a more sober and discreet style that contrasted with the spontaneity of his predecessor pope Francis.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Merrill described his brother as a true missionary and “a saint” and wrote that Alan’s life was not measured in years, “but in love, sacrifice, and purpose.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
We are called to be missionary disciples who go out and make disciples.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
She wants to find out who that missionary was, the man who met her husband in prison and took her phone number—the messenger.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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