Church & Clothes Market

Just behind the beautiful church building in Lubumbashi is a market. We look at it every time we go to the church. It's the clothing market and today we decided to venture there while waiting for our pictures of the missionaries to be made at the photo/shoe store in town.

We parked in the church parking lot. It's such a beautiful building and really stands out in the surrounding area.

We walked just a minute's walk to the market. This is the street just outside the church. You will see the bars that surround the church and the busy market street just outside.

The market is made up of about five very long rows just like the one below.

Now we know why they told us that we ought to take all the clothing we needed for the 18 mo.

There was not much to choose from that caught Brent's eye. There were not many ladies clothes either, just a few shoes and purses. The African women buy yards of fabric and have dressmakers custom make their dresses for them. Can't wait to have my own African dress.

Here is the market from the street side. It stretches for about a block.

The market is just as you go under the arch that welcomes you to Lubumbashi, the city of peace. The people of Lubumbashi are very proud of the fact that they are far from any war that exists in the Congo. It is a wonderful, peaceful city. We are lucky to be here.

After the market trip we went back to pick up our pictures. Here is Brent coming out of the photo/shoe store.

Every day is an adventure in the Congo. Every day is really a gift.