American Missionaries

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American missionaries, 500 strong with their children, operate in the Republic of Equatorial Khundu. Erupting violence strands them there, prompting Cardinal Patrick's prayer for their safe evacuation at a White House prayer breakfast. President Bartlet attends amid rebukes from Archbishop Zake Kintaka over U.S. response. Their peril spotlights humanitarian urgency and racial equity debates in the administration's crisis handling.

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Also known as: 500 American missionaries and their children

American Missionaries's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Amen, But Not Enough — Zake's Moral Rebuke

Implied fear and vulnerability; they function as moral leverage in the room's debate.

The American missionaries are referenced by Patrick and Zake as 500 citizens and children in imminent danger in Khundu; they are not present but are the human object of the …

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