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Elder Thierry K. Mutombo, First Counselor in the Africa Central Area Presidency and his wife Nathalie Mutombo, arrived in Kinshasa on Wednesday, August 9 from Brazzaville and traveled directly to the Kinshasa temple for worship services.
The same day, Elder Mutombo met with Mrs. Giselle NDAYA LUSEBA, President of the Board of Directors of the National Solidarity Fund and Humanitarian Disaster Management, accompanied by her husband Dr Dieudonné KANYAMA MBAYABU who is in charge of the Superior Council of the Judiciary, Jurisdictions, and Relations with Public Institutions.
Elder Mutombo presented to Mrs. NDAYA, on behalf of the Church, his sincere congratulations for her new role and expressed his gratitude for the good collaboration maintained during the time she served as Minister of Gender, Family and Children in the national government and expressed a desire to continue working together in Disaster Management.
Didier Mutombo, Regional Humanitarian Manager of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Elie Kalala, Associate Communications Director for the Africa Central Area participated in this meeting.
Dr Dieudonné said: “Nothing happens by chance; God knows why he brings people together.” He added, “I first met Elder Mutombo on a trip when we sat next to each other. I listened to Elder Mutombo tell me about the Church and the many activities undertaken with the Ministry of Gender, and the personal involvement of the minister to ensure the success of these initiatives, and I said to him, the Minister of Gender is my wife.”
Mrs. NDAYA also expressed her gratitude for all that the Church accomplishes for the well-being of the people, and she hoped to continue collaborating with the Church in her new functions.