A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem (nom. missio), meaning "act of sending" or mittere, meaning "to send". The word was used in light of its biblical usage; in the Latin translation of the Bible, Christ uses the word when sending the disciples to preach in his name.
The term is most commonly used for Christian missions, but can be used for any creed or ideology.
A Christian missionary can be defined as "one who is to witness across cultures." The Lausanne Congress of 1974, defined the term, related to Christian mission as, "to form a viable indigenous church-planting movement." Recognizing justice as being at the heart of the Gospels, some modern missionaries now promote the development of western government[citation needed], education and economic structure[citation needed] in the place of pre-existing local systems and tradition. Missionaries can be found in many countries around the world.
Dawn Olivieri (born on 8 February 1981) is an American actress who has appeared in a number of television shows and feature films. She is currently on Showtime series House of Lies as a competitive and libidinous management consultant. She also acted as Janice Herveaux in the third season of the HBO series True Blood. Wrapping up the 4th season on Heroes as the Tattooed Temptress "Lydia", she has also completed parts on TBS's My Boys, NBC's Knight Rider, TNT's Trust Me, and SyFy's Stargate: Atlantis, and recurred on CBS's How I Met Your Mother. Dawn is a lead in the SyFy movie HYDRA, and she is the voice of Pepper Potts in the new Avengers animated series on Disney XD. She also appeared in the October 2009 issue of Maxim. Olivieri appeared on HBO's Entourage on September 13, 2009, and hosted a contest on Scripped. She most recently voiced in the video game, inFamous 2 as Lucy Kuo.
Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Waodani people of Ecuador.
Elliot was born in Portland, Oregon, to Fred and Clara Elliot. Fred was of Scottish heritage; his grandparents were the first of his family to settle in North America. Clara's parents moved near the turn of the 20th century from Switzerland to eastern Washington, where they operated a large ranch. They met in Portland, where Clara was studying to be a chiropractor and Fred, having devoted himself to Christian ministry, was working as a traveling preacher in a small Baptist church. After two years of correspondence, they were married in 1918. Robert, their first child, was born in 1921 while they were living in Seattle, and he was followed by Herbert, Jim, and Jane, all three of whom were born after the family moved to Portland. Elliot's parents had firm Christian beliefs, and they raised their children accordingly, taking them to church and reading the Bible regularly. Elliot professed faith in Jesus at the age of six and grew up in a home where obedience and honesty were enforced. The Elliot parents encouraged their children to be adventurous, and encouraged them to "live for Christ".
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
The Jersey Girls or Jersey Widows refers to four American women who lost their husbands in the September 11 attacks. All four, Kristen Breitweiser, Patty Casazza, Lorie Van Auken, and Mindy Kleinberg, were residents of New Jersey, and helped lobby the U.S. government to carry out an investigation into the terrorist attacks, resulting in the formation of the 9/11 Commission and the subsequent report released by the Commission.
Survivors and family members of the victims were the most vocal and persistent in the call for the creation of an independent commission to investigate the 9/11 attacks. The leaders of several 9/11 family groups began to work together to lobby political leaders. The Jersey Girls were part of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee, whose members were instrumental in the creation of the 9/11 Commission and in pressing the commission to oversee a thorough and credible investigation. According to Matthew Purdy of The New York Times: "The commission grew largely out of pressure from families of victims, including four New Jersey widows who call themselves 'the Jersey Girls.' It's no mistake that the White House put New Jersey's most popular politician [Tom Kean] in charge."
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"By the Soles of Our Feet" is an adventure set in a surreal world where not only time, but also people, are constantly marching on, unable to stop or turn back as they go. Along with the surreal, the journey collides with life's everyday realities of fear, greed and hate - while still making room for bravery, compassion and love. And, just as we do, the people in this world eventually question where they are going. And, more importantly, why. This is Pepe's dilemma. Always convinced he was put on this earth to avenge his father's murder, Pepe's been searching for the killer ever since he could walk. But after more than 20 years, he's not a step closer to fulfilling his heroic destiny so he accepts suicide as his fate. Bucco, his faithful, right-hand man, is terrified of the possibility of having to walk through life alone, so he convinces Pepe to rewrite his reason for existing and proposes they go in search of a new, and even more glorious destiny. Pepe reluctantly accepts and, with the help of Bucco, he tries to find a purpose through several adventures, each one marked by a different movie genre, such as the romantic comedy, melodrama, documentary, horror and film noir, affecting the tone and visual style of the story. "By the Soles of Our Feet" was created as a farce with a brain, a mockery of the "Hero's Journey," and an excuse to laugh at the expense of such serious notions as immortality and destiny. It's a philosophical road-trip that delights the audience with unexpected twists, turns and bumps along the way.
Heroes don't fly, they walk...
Morticia Addams: And after that, I think it's high time that Wednesday and I had that special mother-daughter talk.::Gomez Addams: Ah! On where to bury the bodies.::Morticia Addams: No, silly, we had that talk a year ago. I mean the talk about how to be a woman and what it means to have those special urges.
Meet Dissecto the Clown. He's got a Captive Audience.
Lauren: They wear big shoes.::Ray: They also drive little cars. Maybe if we look around we can find some tiny little tire tracks leading away.::Lauren: Ray, I am so not in the mood.
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Prepare to go on a dizzying journey around the world - from the streets of Northern California to the mud huts of Africa; from the underground church in China to the Gypsies in Eastern Europe - you will be challenged and encouraged by the extraordinary things God is doing in our world today. Born out of filmmaker Darren Wilson's personal journey of two years and hundreds of hours of footage, Finger of God will show you a world you never knew existed. A world of hope and courage. A world where God's fingerprints are found in the unlikeliest of places.
Keywords: christian-film, healing, miracle, miracles, reference-to-jesus-christ, supernatural
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While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.
Keywords: based-on-novel, butterfly, cake, character-name-in-title, exploitation, female-nudity, fire, forced-prostitution, gluttony, grandmother's-house
Erendira: There was enough poison to kill a million rats.
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As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.
Keywords: abbreviation-in-title, allied-forces, arkansas, australia, bombing, care, character-name-in-title, china, country, courage
Drama of Loyalty and Love! The Story the Whole World Has Heard About!
Dutch Army Captain: Unless the Japanese can be stopped, it will be impossible for any of your 42 wounded sailors to escape.::Dr. Corydon M. Wassell: Good gravy.
Dutch Army Captain: An air raid, Doctor. There's no cause for panic. You all know the rules. Convalescent patients to the shelter. All others are to be placed beneath their cots, Doctor.::Dr. Corydon M. Wassell: Yes, sir.::Dutch Army Captain: Walking wounded, follow me please.
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell: Only those who are able to walk can go. All stretcher cases must stay here.::Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins: Let me see that, Cory. Well, that dry docks me, doesn't it?::Dr. Corydon M. Wassell: Bill...::Dutch Army Captain: You must choose the men you are taking, Doctor.
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British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-la provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.
Keywords: aged-person, aging, airplane, airplane-accident, airplane-hijack, amputated-leg, avalanche, bandit, based-on-novel, bird
Frank Capra's Mightiest Production
At Last ! . . . The Masterpiece Of America's Foremost Film Genius Blazes To The Screen !
Millions to make it ! . . . Two years in production ! . . . The best seller that set a new style in romance floods the screen with splendor and drama surpassing Frank Capra's greatest past achievements. "Mr Deeds" and "It Happened One Night".
Mightiest of all motion pictures!
Frank Capra's greatest production!
Mightiest entertainment in all screen history!
Robert Conway: I think I'm going to like it here.
[last lines]::Lord Gainsford: Gentlemen, I give you a toast. Here's my hope that Robert Conway will find his Shangri-La. Here's my hope that we all find our Shangri-La.
[a content Conway concluding a romantic interlude with Sondra]::Robert Conway: You know, when we were on that plane, I was fascinated by the way the shadow followed us. That silly shadow! Racing along over mountains and valleys, covering ten times the distance of the plane, and yet always there to greet us... with outstretched arms when we landed. And I've been thinking that, somehow, you're that plane, and I'm that silly shadow. That all my life I've been rushing up and down hills, leaping rivers, crashing over obstacles, never dreaming that one day that beautiful thing in flight would land on this earth and into my arms.
High Lama: I wanted to meet the Conway who in one of his books said: "There are moments in every mans life, when he glimpses the eternal". That Conway seemed to belong here.
High Lama: It is the entire meaning and purpose of Shangri-La. It came to me in a vision, long, long ago. I saw all the nations strengthening, not in wisdom, but in the vulgar passions and the will to destroy. I saw the machine power multiplying, until a single weaponed man might match a whole army. I foresaw a time when man, exalting in the technique of murder, would rage so hotly over the world, that every book, every treasure, would be doomed to destruction. This vision was so vivid and so moving, that I determined to gather together all things of beauty and of culture that I could, and preserve them here, against the doom toward which the world is rushing. Look at the world today. Is there anything more pitiful? What madness there is! What blindness! What unintelligent leadership! A scurrying mass of bewildered humanity, crashing headlong against each other, propelled by an orgy of greed and brutality. A time must come my friend, when this orgy will spend itself. When brutality and the lust for power must perish by its own sword. Against that time, is why I avoided death, and am here. And why you were brought here. For when that day comes, the world must begin to look for a new life. And it is our hope that they may find it here. For here, we shall be with their books and their music, and a way of life based on one simple rule: Be Kind! When that day comes, it is our hope that the brotherly love of Shangri-La will spread throughout the world. Yes, my son; When the strong have devoured each other, the Christian ethic may at last be fulfilled and the meek shall inherit the earth.::Robert Conway: I understand you father.
Robert Conway: George, didn't you ever want to know what's on the other side of the mountain?
Chang: Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday, you build another fence around your minds.
Alexander P. 'Lovey' Lovett: Conway, I don't like this place! It's too mysterious!
[first lines]::Book Pages: In these days of wars and rumors of wars - haven't you ever dreamed of a place where there was peace and security, where living was not a struggle but a lasting delight? / Of course you have. So has every man since time began. Always the same dream. Sometimes he calls it Utopia - Sometimes the Fountain of Youth - Sometimes merely "that little chicken farm." / One man had such a dream and saw it come true. He was Robert Conway - England's "Man of the East" - soldier, diplomat, public hero. / Our story starts in the war-torn Chinese city of Baskul, where Robert Conway has been sent to evacuate ninety white people before they are butchered in a local revolution. / Baskul - the night of March 10, 1935.
Alexander P. 'Lovey' Lovett: [seeing banquet spread] Well I, I just feel as though I'm being made ready for the executioner.::Barnard: [sniffing foods] Yeah, well if this be executioner, lead me to it.::Alexander P. 'Lovey' Lovett: That's what they do with cattle, just before the slaughter.
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The American missionary Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War to marry the missionary Dr. Robert Strife. However, Robert postpones their wedding to rescue some orphans in an orphanage in Chapei section that is burning in the middle of a battlefield. While returning to Shanghai with the children, they are separated in the crowd, Megan is hit in the head and knocked out, but is saved by General Yen and brought by train to his palace. As the days go by, the General's mistress Mah-Li becomes close to Megan and when she is accused of betrayal for giving classified information to the enemies, Megan asks for her life. The cruel General Yen falls in love for the naive and pure Megan and accepts her request to spare the life of Mah-Li against the will of his financial advisor Jones. Meanwhile Megan feels attracted by the powerful and gentle General Yen, but resists to his flirtation. When Mah-Li betrays General Yen and destroys his empire, Megan realizes that to be able to do good works, one has to have wisdom and decides to stay with him while the General drinks his bitter last tea.
Keywords: airplane, ambush, american, american-abroad, ancestor, asian, asian-stereotype, automobile-accident, bandit, bath
They found a love they dared not touch!
Megan Davis: You can always do so much more with mercy than you can with murder. Why don't you give her another chance?
Megan Davis: I want you to think of all those things and then forgive her.
General Yen: There has never been a people more purely artist, and therefore more purely lover, than the Chinese.
Jones: Yen once told me you could crowd a lifetime into an hour. Heh. Into a drink. Great guy. Great gambler. Told me he couldn't lose. And the joke was certainly on him. He lost his province, his army, and his life. Maybe not. Maybe the joke's on us. Ah... maybe you will marry Strike at that. Yen was crazy. He said we never really die... we only change. He was nuts about cherry trees. Well, maybe he's a cherry tree now. Maybe he's the wind that's pushing that sail. Maybe he's the wind that's playing around in your hair. Ah... its all a lot of hooey! I'm drunk. Just the same... I hope when I cool off, the guy that changes me sends me where Yen is... and I bet I'll find you there, too.
Bishop Harkness: I've spent 50 years in China. And there are times when I think we're just a lot of persistent ants, trying to move a great mountain... Only last month, I learned a terrible lesson. I was telling the story of the Crucifixion to some Mongolian tribesmen. Finally, I... I thought I had touched their hearts. They crept closer to my little platform, their eyes burning with the wonder of their attention. Mongolian bandits, mind you - listening spellbound. But alas, I had misinterpreted their interest in the story: the next caravan of merchants that crossed the Gobi Desert was captured by them, and... crucified. [the Bishop pauses while his listeners gasp and look disgusted]::Bishop Harkness: That, my friends... is China.
Megan Davis: But I can't understand it. The owner of the car looked so civilized. I wonder who he was?::Mrs. Jackson: Some rich merchant. Taking refuge in the Settlement. But don't be fooled about his looking civilized. They're all tricky, treacherous and immoral. I can't tell one from another. They're all Chinamen to me.
[repeated line]::Jones: Well, it's no skin off my nose.
[repeated line]::Jones: Hello, how's the missionary racket?
Megan Davis: It's pretty hard to become acquainted with a man who ruthlessly slaughters helpless prisoners in one move, and in the next shows such a tender reverence for the beauty of the moon.::General Yen: You have the true missionary spirit. Really, Miss Davis. There are times when I would like to laugh at you, but there are also times when I find you... admirable.
Megan Davis: The subtlety of you Orientals is very much overestimated.