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I knew that World Vision is in Iraq. Below is from their web site. The "missionaries" are doing a huge job here and around the world. They didn't leave when the going got tough like the U.N. did. World Vision isn't there to pass out blankets, they are there to help God's children. And I imagine they all knew what danger they were in - but STILL they stayed with it. God bless them and their families and their faith.

Hospitals in Al Rutba and Al Qaim were in need of supplies. After a first assessment, World Vision purchased medicines in Amman to complement the blankets, jerrycans and plastic sheeting stored in Amman and distributed the goods to hospital staff. Now World Vision assists the health sector in All Rutba by rehabilitating the primary health care clinic, which serves as the temporary hospital. From its base in Mosul, World Vision helps to ensure the adequate supplies of essential drugs for the 14 hospitals in the Ninewa governorate. The staff aims to re-supply intravenous fluids to these hospitals as soon as possible as well. The Telefar General Hospital was provided with medical supplies and an emergency health kit to meet the needs of 10,000 people.

Nowhere in the post does it say the "missionaries" were from World Vision. In fact it says they were Southern Baptists and that the incident just happened (vs. the Breaking News report that says it occurred last Friday. I'm unsure whether we are discussing one or two incidents). Regarding World Vision, I recall reading about them, IIRC, a year or so ago when one of their doctors was murdered in Yemen, I believe.

American Christian missionaries are present and active in many areas of the world. In Saudi Arabia, China and other nations they can be imprisoned or killed just for having a bible in their possession. However, these locations are not active war zones with American soldiers under daily attack. And I want to stress that if just their presence there could lead to additional attacks, injuries and deaths of American soldiers, I oppose these activities.