He Shot A Midwife

I read in the newspaper that an American missionary was shot to death in northern Mexico this weekend. She was 59 years old, married, with two grown children. In addition to starting churches with her husband, she also volunteered as a midwife. While the witnessing of missionaries can be controversial, the goodness of midwives is crystal clear. They save the lives of mothers and babies. The gunman who shot the missionary probably didn't know he shot a missionary, much less a midwife. That's the cold convenience of bullets. Her killer didn't have to know anything about who he aimed at. With all the churches the missionary couple started, and all the babies she helped deliver, I figure that word will get back to the gunman about whom it was that he shot. I hope he feels badly about it. I also hope that a midwife is there to help his wife next time she gives birth to a son. Maybe then, the gunman, having once shot a midwife, will teach his son to do much better with the life God is giving to him.