Posted by:
olderelder
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Date: October 08, 2021 03:38PM
I came across a missionary couple in the supermarket the other day. It was a mid-week afternoon, not P Day. I saw the name tag on his suit (thank you, inspired leaders, for giving the disbelieving world a little warning sign) but her back was to me. She was dressed exactly as you’d expect a proper septuagenarian TBM helpmeet to be. And they looked so joyless. There were moms with crying infants and whining toddlers who looked happier.
This region is dominated by Catholics, evangelical Protestants and atheists. The Work must be tough here. Maybe they’ll be among the senior missionaries who come away a little disillusioned.