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missionary

[mish-uh-ner-ee] / ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr i /


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Those include an American missionary doctor, Peter Stafford, who contracted the disease while treating patients at Bunia’s Nyankunde Hospital, according to Serge, the international Christian organization that employed him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The doctor, his wife and another colleague had been treating patients when the outbreak started, Serge, the Christian missionary group they were working for, has said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

That patient, the first person to be treated by the unit, was American medical missionary Rick Sacra.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Leo also knows Latin America well, having spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, even acquiring Peruvian citizenship.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

An elderly retired missionary was brought in, jaw quivering with fear.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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