This volume surveys missionary efforts in Central and East Africa, tracing early Portuguese exploration and subsequent mission ventures through later British and Scottish enterprises. It describes encounters with slave caravans, refugee settlements, and the moral and legal tensions of providing asylum. Detailed station life is shown in construction, sickness, artisanship, schools, translation work, and pastoral care, while travel narratives recount journeys from coastal ports into the interior and hazards from wildlife and conflict. Episodes of raids, native resistance, leadership losses, evacuations, and later returns illustrate the practical, cultural, and ethical challenges faced by missionaries and local communities.