Departing for Southeast Africa

Traditional Photo at MTC



Britt's photo at SLC airport

On 4 November we departed our home in Hyde Park for our new adventure in Lusaka, Zambia.  We are scheduled to be in Africa for the next 18 months serving as Public Affairs missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Our area of 
responsibilities cover the countries of Zambia, Angola, Malawi and Mozambique.

We are scheduled to go to Johannesburg, South Africa the latter part of November for Public Affairs training, which will include all the missionary couples serving in the lower half of Africa.

We report to the Area Director of Public Affairs who is located in Johannesburg.  We live in a  large two-bedroom flat that is part of a triplex.  Our neighbors  are the Humanitarian couple and 4 Sister missionaries, all from other countries within Africa.

This map shows Africa and where Zambia is located, the light blue country north of South Africa.

Zambia is about the size of the state of Texas.   There are no freeways, so it takes time to drive to various places.  We will probably drive to Malawi or the Copperbelt district in northern Zambia, but will always fly when we go to Angola and Mozambique.

 



 

We arrived from Johannesburg on South African Airlines.  When flying to the other countries, we always  go through Johannesburg.  The Lusaka airport is quite convenient to our apartment, about 20 minutes away.  

 

 

I will try to add more to our blog as we get time.  We are currently learning to drive on the left side of the road.  We have a Toyota Corolla car that we rent from the mission.  Driving is fun!