The pictures depict the feast day the people of Lubwe prepared for the Missionaries of Africa, to remember on the 28th of July that it was 100 years ago that the first missionaries arrived in a village called Kalanda, near the Royal enclosure of Chief Chitembo. After three years they left this place by boat and went to a place where there was more room for the rearing of cows. The boat trip took a bit more than an hour.

Fr. Jacques Bedart holding the Bible in the boat, whilst the Chief Chitembo gives orders to the rowers

Crowds bringing the Missionaries of Africa to their boats so as to cross the lake to go to Lubwe.

12 boats made up the flotilla.

Fr. Luisito and stagiaire Lucien Kishabaga

Arrival at Lubwe

Fr. Jacques Bedart holding the Bible in the boat (after 1 hour rowing in the boat).

Arrival at Lubwe

The village headlady of Kalanda, where the first missionaries arrived in 1905

The village headlady Kalanda and Chief Chitembo

From Wim Wouters M.Afr

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