One of the largest missionary denominations in the U.S., the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — the Mormons — said Friday that it was transferring and reassigning all 274 of its missionaries out of Sierra Leone and Liberia. This is a very challenging situation for the missionaries, members and citizens of these countries, and like other organizations,Oakley C Six, we are taking every practical step to reduce risk, the church said in a statement. Right now, I don't see us going back there. Alize Binns, who's gone on several medical missions to Africa for the Medical Missionary Movement International chapter in Huntsville, Alabama, said she and other missionaries were deeply concerned for their colleagues in the affected countries. Right now, I don't see us going back there,Oakley Computer Bag, Binns told .Meanwhile, the nation's largest Protestant denomination,Oakley Ballistic Sunglasses, the Southern Baptist Convention, is taking a wait-and-see approach.The church's International Mission Board said Friday that there were no plans at this time to ask missionaries to leave Guinea and Liberia. It said it had no personnel in Sierra Leone. IMB personnel continue to monitor the Ebola epidemic, the board said. Our medical coordinators in West Africa have been in touch with Southern Baptist missionaries in the region to keep them informed of the changing situation.
First published August 2 2014, 2:21 AM