a married couple that i went to college with recently ended their medical missionary work in nigeria after some 25 years there. he was chief of staff at the adventist hospital in country. things deteriorated there politically so they decided it was best for them to finally leave.
gail, the wife, comes from a missionary family - her parents served for a couple of decades in peru. herb, the husband, also comes from a missionary family. their two daughters couldn't stand being away from nigeria - it's where they were raised and it was home to them. it's been a tough transition for the girls to move to the US for the first time in their lives.
gail and herb did a lot of quality medical work in their area (Ile Ife was the name, as i recall). adventists have a long history of medical missionary work in africa and india, as well as in the pacific islands. we've always thought our reputation was solid, healing mind and soul. i hope others think the same thing.