Synopsis

                       CAIRO International Airport

                                                                                Egypt.

            On my second tour of duty, en route to Ghana, West Africa, as a Church of Scotland missionary.

     Transit accommodation during an emergency black out at the airport was provided in low ground floor rooms. Armed guards led the few transit passengers to a table where we were each given a ticket. We then proceeded to our corresponding rooms with a reminder not to put lights on. My ticket was for room 6.

  A black American female voice rose huskily from the mattress on the floor.

            "You got room 6, too?"

"Oh, there must be a mistake. I am sorry," I protested.

"Listen", the woman said, "There's a war on. Just you keep to your side of the bed.... and by the way........ no hanky panky."

I did as she requested. That night, when my head lay down on the pillow next to hers, a thought came to mind. Surely this was not a typical missionary position to be in?

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