LUBUMBASHI

It just rolls off your tongue!  ....lube ume bosh ee... It is at the southeast end of the Congo. It is about 1000 miles from Kinshasa. There are two LDS stakes here and they are growing very fast.  It is possible that we could see 2 more stakes here before we leave.  It felt a lot like being in Zambia...possibly because it is only 40 miles from the Zambian border. We came to Lubumbashi to have a zone conference and meet the missionaries.  There is a couples' home here, which is vacant right now because our couple assigned here doesn't arrive until Sept 7th or 8th. We came down one day and President Headlee met with the 2 stake presidents, had a zone conference the next day, the following day we drove to Likasi (about 2 hours drive away) for a small zone conference and then drove back the same day. We left the following morning. I was thinking that all this travel would be a drag, but actually it is really nice to get out of Kinshasa and visit some these pleasant (and rural) areas away from the big city.

It is pretty amazing to see LDS chapels in the middle of Africa...and in the back of this one a bunch of Young Women were playing basketball!