Missionaries are ordinary people, which means they are imperfect and they all have their differences. Actually, they are ordinary Christians (imperfect but forgiven by God) who are motivated to do something about it.
Despite the narrative you may have heard, they were/are not all arrogant colonizers.
Mary Slessor grew up in Scotland, heard the gospel and received the Christian message for herself. On hearing that famous missionary David Livingstone had died, she was inspired to go to Africa as a single missionary.
Her bold personality and faith convictions resulted in some unusual behaviors for 19th century missionaries. She cut her hair, abandoned Victorian dress while in country, and ate local food. She wanted to reach remote villages considered unsafe and eventually managed to do it.
from Breakpoint
(cont'd tomorrow)
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