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As part of a new missions push, Discovery Church gave each member of its congregation a bracelet to remind them to pray for the Ecuadoran village they are sponsoring. But the bracelets, handcrafted from jute by the villagers, began smelling and looking repulsive after just days.
“People say the foul odour, which is exacerbated by wetness, is interfering with their business meetings, social lives, even marital intimacy.
When the congregation gathers for worship on Sunday mornings the sanctuary “smells like a hog farm,” says another man. “It’s hard to focus on the Lord.”
The bracelet is indeed a reminder for many, “but not of anything good,” says a woman. “It’s getting harder to think of the Ecuadorans with any fondness.”
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