holy hippos!

brandon and i had breakfast with a burundian man named Cassien. he told me the story of how he began Help Channel Burundi. it was inspiring and amazing. what God can do through one person is incredible. Cassien, himself, has 40 nieces and nephews orphaned by hiv/aids. he believed it was his responsibility to care for them and raise them. many of them are now having children of their own. through the prayers of others and a dream from God, Cassien started Help Channel Burundi; an organization that channels aid to the right places and people. it is always so good to hear others speak of how God has spoken to them and confirmed what he has said by bringing those things to pass. He really is a God who can do more than we can ask or imagine.

After breakfast brandon and i went to look for hippos. they were 20 feet off the shore! it was amazing. they were quite docile, so in order to rile them up brandon threw some rocks. yes, i know that sounds dumb, but it is what it is. brandon's good shot konked one of them right on the head. he went under he water pretty quickly which kind of made us both wonder where he was going. fortunately he didn't appear on the shore as hippos kill a lot of people here in africa. a pretty good first day i think!!