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"Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime;
it is the LORD who makes the storm clouds.
He gives showers of rain to men,
and plants of the field to everyone."-Zech 10:1
It has been rediculously hot here. The first few days I thought I might faint just from the heat. I was telling Jesus about how this was taking a lot out of me and my ability to love when we were in the village. As sort of a passing thought, I said something like, "I know it's the dry season, but if it would cool it down some, would you send us rain here?" A few hours later, it was pouring rain, thundering, and flashing lightning. I was stunned. Katie was too, and her surprise is caught on video here :)
After this video, the power went out (as Katie says it often does for a couple hours when it rains hard). I played in the rain a little bit, but then realized this power outage was gonna make things with a house full of 40+ people a little hard. So I prayed, "God, could we have the power back on?" Literally, right as I prayed that, the power came back on. I could barely believe it and sprinted back in the house to tell Katie what had just happened.
On reflection, it taught me / reminded me of several things. First, God likes us, knows what's hard for us, and wants to help us. Also, he knows what we need before we ask, and we don't have to "pray really hard" if we want something miraculous. It's not the strength of our prayers that sends rain, but the strength of our God. When I am weak, he is strong.
It also made me think metaphorically about how the earth here is "scorched," and that what scorched earth needs is rain. Situations here and the culturally/politically embedded injustice seems so impossible. I don't have any water for this land. But God can send a rainstorm, even if it's the dry season. This little gift from God made me realize just how mighty to save this city, country, and world he is.
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God AMAZES me!!
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