When he arrived in Mombasa, Kenya, in 1844, the religious practice on the coast of East Africa was predominately Muslim, while many of the peoples who lived inland held to their traditional, animistic religious beliefs.
Saat ia tiba di Mombasa, Kenya, pada 1844, agama mayoritas di pesisir Afrika Timur adalah Islam, walaupun banyak orang yang tinggal di pedalaman tetap menganut kepercayaan tradisional, yaitu animisme.