missionary
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An American missionary has been released after spending more than nine months in captivity, the international Christian organisation he worked for has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Traitors star was 23 years old and travelling the world onboard a Christian evangelical missionary ship when he came out to his fellow church members.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
A Berlin hospital discharged the missionary earlier this month, saying he had recovered following 17 days of medical care.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
On the side of missionary success, Mr. Ryrie suggests that the best approach lay in going native.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He said, “Reverend, missionary work is a great bargain for Belgium but it is a hell of a way to deliver the social services.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Tassone said Ross had visited other friends in Norway and Denmark, and had supported missionaries financially.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
A new San Gabriel mission was being built, five years after Franciscan missionaries had founded the original mission in a flood zone, which flooded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Of all the ways Protestants tried to attract converts, one of the most effective was embedding missionaries in indigenous communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
“The white missionaries brought us their god,” Amaka was saying.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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