Chililabombwe

So, on Monday I spent some very brief time exploring the possiblity of Hutto adopting a sister city. I thought it would be cool if we could find a place in Africa with a large hippo population (Hutto's mascot is the hippo). After talking to some people in the Rotary club, they encouraged me to find an International Rotary Club nearby to help with some funding and support.

So, I'm looking for a community in Africa with a large hippo population, near a Rotary club, that has a desire to become a sister city. After less than 10 minutes searching, I found the city of Chililabombwe, Zambia.

With about 80% of its almost 90,000 residents below the poverty line (by Zambia's figures, not U.S.), there is a tremendous need. They only have six schools, and the AIDS epidemic has hit them hard. Strangely enough, nearby is a National Monument, called the Hippo Pool.

Today, I was invited to the Rotary Club meeting to hear some of the District Rotarians discuss their recent trip to Africa. It seemed like a providencial convergence between all these concepts, so I think I'm going to pursue it further. Please pray about this, it seems (from where I stand now) that God is doing something interesting.