jeffwMissionaries killed in Haiti by gang are state reps' daughter, son-in-law, nonprofit says
bobalotThis is terrible but I don’t understand why these missionaries go to violent war zones or areas in a state of anarchy.
tortillaPeanutsThey were already there. “They made the decision to remain even when it got worse because they felt like if they left, then those kids would have no where to go" Source
They were helping orphans at a church when they were attacked in an attempted robbery.
Damn, so genuinely good people caught in the crossfire. I don’t like how so many commenters are shitting all over them here.
Because even if they are doing charity work, the real reason they’re there is to spread the colonizer’s religion and ideas.