The Inheritance of Loss Lesson Plan

What does Sai observe about the churches she passes while searching for Gyan? How does this speak to the nature of missionaries in Kalimpong and elsewhere? How is this connected to Sai's personal history?

Sai passes several churches in her search for Gyan: Jehovah's Witnesses, Adventists, Latter-day Saints, Baptists, Mormons, and Pentecostals. What each one has in common is that they are empty. Missionaries from all denominations fled when the troubles started. Sai notes they will fundraise at home and return to Kalimpong when it's safer and the population is feeling "weakened and desperate." This speaks to the predatory nature of missionaries and how they prey on the...