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Thursday, March 02, 2006

I am not a missionary

Officially, according to the powers on high at AGWM and a recent "sensitive Email" we are to be referred to as "career personnel." We do not work for "Assemblies of God World Missions." We work for "the company." Yes, we still function as missionaries but because of the sensitive political environment in the world at present we have entered the vague grayish world of Alias and 24 sounding titles. I admit that there is a touch of spook-stuff to this that I like. But what concerns me is the ease in which AGWM changed the designation. It was probably a good idea, but who brought up the idea, and who came up with the excellent vague titles? I'm sure that there was a need for shelter. I just read where the "Three Tier House Church" in China was brought under pressure from the People's Party and the followers were rounded up with "cattle-prods" according to one news-story. Lest we get too sentimental about persecution lets just consider that fact the "Three Tier House Church" was responsible for nearly 30 reprisal killings of a competing Christian sect there known as the "Lightning Church". Uh... help... someone is turning the Good News into an international espionage kung-fu gang war.

7 Comments:

Blogger f o r r e s t said...

"career personel" - What does that mean?

It is cool that you are living a bit dangerously, Mr. Iamnotamissionary.

News from back home:
You might check Kansascity.com, but yesterday a few businesses in Old OP across from the clock tower burned to the ground. Homer's might smell a little smokey tonight.

7:10 PM  
Blogger GoldenSunrise said...

Any career advice for us? : )Being undercover sounds cool but considering the circumstances it probably isn't so cool.

11:07 PM  
Blogger windarkwingod said...

Wow - I saw the footage on the KCTV homepage. Uh... make my a Smokey Joe's. As for career personnel advice. Always watch the other misisonaries in the reflections of windows.

11:33 PM  
Blogger shakedust said...

The people across the street are spying on you. They only look like Gypsy prostitutes.

12:23 AM  
Blogger Dash said...

You may work for "the company" ... but you still don't get to do car chases - or do you?

4:37 PM  
Blogger T said...

Your mission should you chose to accept it....

4:57 PM  
Blogger windarkwingod said...

it is not edifying to feed my paranoias

12:28 PM  

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