Fox News had the account of Cory’s rescue also.
One brave man.
Missionaries don’t usually go to safe, easy venues
They go where they are spiritually called
I don’t understand the incredibly angry remarks by some of you.
Jim Elliott was 29 when he was killed by the Auca Indians in Ecuador
His wife and sister chose to return there with others to continue the ministry……and actually saw conversion in the man who speared her husband
From my church we have missionaries in India and Africa
I would not want to go to Haiti….but I know missionaries, who are very aware of the morbid conditions, go there and live and minister both spiritually and humanely.
Most people don’t care anymore about anything or anyone.
I saw the movie, End of the Spear.
It was very moving.
I know several missionaries and get their call on their lives. They go where God calls them because.
I don’t get the anger either nor the *They got what they deserved* mentality.
Heaven’s Gate
Is there a reason why the poverty and misery in parts of the US didn’t call them?
Why is it more praiseworthy to go abroad to zones of unrest and conflict putting America at risk of having to extricate you and your family when there is so much that is desperately needed in America?
I confess to real dislike of programs that glorify such service and put young men & women in harm’s way, assuring them during recruitment of their safety and then refuse to help them when they are raped or attacked.
The glorifying of missionary service abroad preys on the natural desire of young people to serve and make a difference but is misguided at best. If the service is important and not the desire to feel noble or exciting the venue need not be exotic.
I fail to see why a conversion abroad is more valuable than one in one’s own Country. Vocations among the young people in the target country could be assessed and those so moved could be helped to become effective, even brought for training and education.
https://www.wcpinst.org/source/peace-corps-hearing-details-abuse-of-volunteers/
“I don’t understand the incredibly angry remarks by some of you.”
I agree. It’s quite sickening really.