A constant difficulty the missionaries encountered in their efforts of spreading the Faith was the greediness of the tribute collectors and the carrying out of the Moro raids.

When French missionaries first encountered the Miami in the mid-17th century; the indigenous people were living around the western shores of Lake Michigan.

They also share their experiences with prospective converts who are facing difficult situations the younger missionaries may not have encountered.

There was a huge language barrier as Japanese was unlike other languages the missionaries had previously encountered.

Christian missionaries encountered it there in the 19th century.

Herman and the other missionaries encountered a harsh reality at Kodiak that did not correspond to Shelikhov's rosy descriptions.

When the people missionaries encounter "are living in poverty," he said, "it is necessary to help them, as the first Christian communities did, by practicing solidarity and making them feel truly loved."

Moreover, Muslim missionaries did not encounter difficulty in explaining Islamic tenants to Zoroastrians, as there were many similarities between the faiths.

The missionaries encountered resistance from the Tongva to their attempts to resettle the Natives on the mission.

As they began their work, the missionaries encountered various calamities to which the region was subject, ranging from famines to flooding.