A lot of people of faith in the US have been praying rain as there are drought conditions throughout over half of the lower 48 states. Well, we have been having quite a drought in the Port-au-Prince area too--over six weeks without rain during the normally wet hurricane season of all times. Well, our prayers were answered on Monday, when with little fanfare, a storm hit the Port-au-Prince area at about 1 pm. Zach was getting ready to load the car up with two boxes of French-language theological books he just received from a West Michigan charity called the Theological Book Network. The wind picked up and it started to rain, so Zach ran out and pulled the grey Nissan Patrol into our office yard to load. That's when the wind slammed us with a vengeance. By the time Zach pulled out with the Nissan, the rain was hitting us horizontally and the sound of snapping trees was heard in the roar of the storm. Zach pulled out and, not even twenty seconds later, a towering conifer tree in our office yard broke at ground level and fell across the driveway, coming to rest on the gate. It was a tremendous shock to Zach to narrowly avoid getting smashed by a pine tree. What was even more astounding is that the tree fell only inches from one of our mission vehicles that happened to be parked under it. Needless to say, the storm has knocked out electricity for most of the week and snagged the Internet service. We thank God for giving us rain--and protecting us from it (along with the accompanying wind)! We pray that you too will get some rain without loss of life or property.
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