missionaries

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

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Old Town, my slightly disheveled neighborhood of churches, Mexican-adjacent tchotchke shops, is where missionaries established their first mission, colonizing the town that belonged to the country south of the US border.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

These young female missionaries, dressed in white, have been sent into Canada to draw girls to Gilead’s cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The state has historic links to American missionaries.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Our family receives a stipend of $50 a month for being missionaries.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver