A Missionary First, Last, and All the Time

The overgrown American Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt, contains a tombstone that reads, “William Borden, 1887–1913.” Up the road, in the Valley of the Kings, lies a monument of a different type: the opulent tomb of Tutankhamen (c. 1341–1323 B.C.), known to the world as King Tut. Both were born into privilege, wealth, education, and opportunity. When King Tut died at around age 18, he was ento