“We served a full-time mission in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission from 2016 to 2019. Armed bandits broke onto the
road, disturbing the movement of travelers. Five missionaries traveling from
one zone to another were victims of these disturbances. Having been victims of
this phenomenon ourselves sometimes before, we began to fear for the lives and
safety of all of us, even hesitating to travel on these roads to visit the
missionaries and hold zone conferences. We did not know how long it was going
to last. I drew up a report, which I sent to the Area Presidency, and I expressed
my feelings of fear about continuing to travel when the road was the only way
to reach our missionaries. In his reply, our president wrote: ‘Do the best you
can. Be wise and be prayerful. Do not knowingly put yourselves or your
missionaries in harm’s way, but at the same time go forward in faith.’” – Elder
Alfred Kyungu
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