Andrew Paul Braid: The Definition Of A Missionary

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There is nothing more interesting than a Missionary. The Definition of a Missionary is a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. And no better way to find out about the life of a missionary is to find one and ask what is it like to be a missionary. When I asked if I could give him an interview of what his life and his in his life in ministry, and he said yes.
As we started the interview we started off with simplest question ever, “what is your name?” His name is Andrew Paul Braid; he was born in Santa Barbara California. When he was 5 Years old, he moved to La mesa, Texas, from there he moved to Fort Stockton and finally arrived in good old El Paso. He grew up in music, his grandma

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