A special place with special people for a special time....

There is a place way way "up river" where children still swim in rivers, where the people are used to walking for days in the rain forest, where Starbucks has yet to plant a coffee shop, where the day begins with fervent prayer, where there are no buildings above 3 stories, where no one invests in stocks or derivatives, where there are no weapons of mass destruction (though there are leeches and humongous roaches and snakes)......

Who is the "hippopotamus postman"?  In 1990, a man named Bob Jones prayed for me and said, "Young man, you are a hippopotamus postman"!  

"Huh"?  

"The hippo is one of the most fierce animals in the jungle though people don't realize it because he is, well, funny, with those little wiggly ears and all.  But yes, you are funny too, but nothing stops you from going where you are supposed to go!"  "But the postman?"  "The postman is the mailman, you see.  You will be delivering letters."  "Letters"?  "Love letters from God.  You will be telling people how much God loves them."  And indeed, I have been doing that for over 20 years now, for every person is created in the image of God, each person to be treasured, valued and loved.