Reggo
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It just seems hilarious to me. My impression of missionary work is that the first priority is to help people in need, not cosy Westerners, and only secondly to convert. Or more to the point, to let the good deeds do the preaching for them. What's that quote? I think it's St Francis of Assisi; "Preach the gospel; if necessary, use words." One of my Catholic friends likes to quote it so I should know it! In any case, this so-called missionary work just seems to turn the whole thing on its head; beat people over the head with religion, and maybe help them if it comes up. It'd be one thing if they were going to work with the homeless or whatever, but out of all those I've known, they haven't.
You hit the nail on the head, there.