Jambo, Kilimanjaro A Mid-Life African Adventure Magnificent Kilimanjaro greeted us as the jet descended onto the tarmac lined with lighted smudge pots. A fascinating decade of challenges awaited two naive middle-aged teachers. Neither my husband, Terry, a microbiologist, nor I, a Bible teacher/Christian counselor, had any previous missions experience. In 1997, Arusha was a dusty Wild West town with a bathroom-sized grocery, numerous thieves, and often no water or power. More than once, God's angelic protection thwarted an enemy's attack. Being unfamiliar with the Swahili language, we...