missionaries
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Waves of European missionaries sailed through the South Pacific in the 19th century, bringing evangelical Christian teachings that were adopted with enthusiasm.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
Nothing better overcame those barriers “than indigenous people serving as missionaries themselves.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The boys miss the American missionaries, who were called home when war broke out.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
