In the book of Genesis, Isaac seems pretty much the "good patriarch." He doesn't lie about his wife being his sister (Abraham), he doesn't try to steal his brother's inheritance (Jacob). Well, we are hoping that Tropical Storm Isaac lives up to its reputation as "the good tropical storm." Why would a tropical storm be good? Well, much of Haiti is suffering from the worst drought in a long time. In the Port-au-Prince area, there has only been a few substancial rains since May, with periods of up to a month without a drop. Some dry weather is normal for Haiti from November to March. However, this is rainy season. Many farmers in Haiti have lost their crops completely and there is no Federal Crop Insurance to bail them out. In fact, what these farmers harvest is what they eat. On the other hand, massive amount of rain from tropical systems are extremely dangerous because of flash flooding in Haiti's mountainous topography. So far, Isaac is moving relatively quickly (21 knots) which means that catastrophic flooding may be avoided. Please pray that Isaac will leave drought-breaking rains and not life-taking floods.
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