Just the other day my husband bought ten persimmons on behalf of an associate. Quite a few missionary on furloughs came for the meeting.
The persimmons were orange in color and they were crunchy. For our missionaries in remote desert area, faraway Pacific islands, and generally small villages with only helicopter transportation; they were a rare and delicious treat. Each persimmon costs 1 local dollar.
One of our missionary to an East Asian country said the if we collect, wash and dry the four pieces of leaves; they make excellent medicine for relieving stomach gas. All one needs to do is to boil let's say fifty leaves in water on a small fire for about an hour. The semi-cooled medicine should be drunk. If one dose could not cure the problem, the next day repeat the procedure with another bunch of persimmon leaves.
Folk medicine is very important for missionaries who live in the inaccessible places with hardly any medical service.
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