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</html><description>Two recent articles focus on the effects of exchange rates on international missionaries. Former features editor in the Department of Communication of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Bob Smietana, writes how the falling dollar is hurting missionaries and relief workers in USA Today on January 6, 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-01-06-dollarmissionaries_N.htm A Christianity Today article appeared on December 19, 2007 highlighting the economic impact on missionary budgets. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/january/4.17.html Report This Post</description></oembed>
