Mission (Christianity)

Christian mission is "an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith."

Missions often involve sending individuals and groups, called "missionaries," across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries, for the purpose of proselytism (conversion to Christianity, or from one Christian tradition to another). This involves evangelism (preaching a set of beliefs for the purpose of conversion), and humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged. There are a few different kinds of mission trips: short-term, long-term, relational and ones meant simply for helping people in need. Some might choose to dedicate their whole lives to missions as well. Missionaries have the authority to preach the Christian faith (and sometimes to administer sacraments), and provide humanitarian work to improve economic development, literacy, education, health care, and orphanages. Christian doctrines (such as the "Doctrine of Love" professed by many missions) permit the provision of aid without requiring religious conversion.

Mission (station)

A religious mission or mission station is a location for missionary work.

Christianity

Historically, missions have been religious communities used to convert local populations to Christianity. Missions often provided the logistics and supplies needed to support that work, as well as a way to "civilize" recently Christianized indigenous peoples through cultural assimilation and Westernization.

Catholicism's support for the Spanish missions in the Americas played a key role in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Catholic mission communities commonly consisted of churches, gardens, fields, barns, workrooms, dormitories, and schools. They were often located based on the availability of a good water supply to support the local population.

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South Pasadena station

South Pasadena (formerly Mission) is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of Mission Street and Meridian Avenue in South Pasadena, California. The station is served by the Gold Line.

This station features the adjacent station art sculpture "Astride-Aside" (2003) by artist Michael Stutz. The station has a 122 space park and ride lot and there is a fee to park.

Formerly serving the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, the original depot building was torn down in 1954 with the station's closure. The current structure was built with the reactivation of the line as a light rail station in 2003.

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Gold Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.

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Media related to South Pasadena (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

Anand (name)

Anand (pronounced [aːnənd̪]) is a name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (ānand), which means happiness.

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Anand (Maoist)

Katakam Sudarshan, commonly known by his nom de guerre, Anand (Hindi pronunciation: [aːnŋd̪]), is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), a bannedMaoist insurgentcommunist party in India.

Early life and family

Anand was born at Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh, and pursued education at the government polytechnic college, in Warangal. He has worked as a teacher to financially support his higher education. He married the Adiladab district secretary of CPI (Maoist), Sadhana. She was gunned down by the police force, few years back.

Guerrilla life

Anand is one of the senior-most cadres of the ultra-leftist political party, and has been leading the ongoing armed struggle from northern Telangana to Dandakaranya, for over 30 years. He is described by Indian police as a "soft spoken" person, an "orthodox" Maoist and a "hardline strategist". He is prominently known for chalking out the policies of the party in the political arena, and upholds that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Anand (1987 film)

Anand is a 1987 Tamil Indian feature film directed by C. V. Rajendran for Shivaji Productions. The film stars Prabhu Ganesan and Radha in the lead roles. The film was a remake of Telugu film Majnu.

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