Christian Relief Group Tries to Balance Missionary Zeal with Religious Outreach Restrictions
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- By Brian Padden
Religious humanitarian organizations that receive U.S government funding to provide disaster assistance around the world are required to separate their relief efforts from proselytizing and missionary work. But as VOA’s Brian Padden discovered when he recently embedded with Samaritan's Purse in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai, there is not always a clear distinction between saving lives and converting souls.