Well the Western aid workers/missionaries are freed from the Taliban in Afghanistan. While I’m glad to hear that they are safe, I’m a bit confused as to why they would knowingly put themselves in harm’s way. Even before September 11th, Afghanistan was a harsh place for westerners. Remember when the Taliban made all non-Muslims wear tags to identify them? The Taliban said it was for their own protection, yet their actions spelled N-A-Z-I in everyone’s mind. Those very actions proved they were out to get all non-Muslims.
Anyways going over to Afghanistan for Christian mission purposes was a foolish thing to do. There is no doubt that the Christian Aid workers were there primarily to convert the Afghanis to Christianity. They knew the consequences even before they left, yet they still went anyways. There are plenty of other areas which have just as many “lost” people as Afghanistan. Why not go to those places instead of Afghanistan?
The bottom line: Don’t put yourself in a dangerous situation and then whine and cry when you’re in harms way.