Jan. 24.17
I am realizing more and more just how serious are the affects of this hot dry season. The local people are telling us that it is exceptionally hot this year and they have not had any rain since November. Everywhere we go now, we are reminded that the drought is causing deep concern. We visited the Training College today. A beautiful facility constructed mostly through the generous support of The Salvation Army in the US. A great blessing for this Territory. Despite its state of the art buildings, however, they are currently struggling with a serious lack of water. The kitchen has been challenged to get the food it needs from the local area because crops are scarce and are selling at high prices. All the Cadets eat together in the dining room. We noticed that the dishes were all washed in small tubs and at the end of the day there was no water in the washrooms.
In the local papers we are reading of some areas in the country where there is a concern of starvation due to the drought. The animals are also adversely affected and people here depend so much on live stock. We noticed cows 'grazing' on the side of the hill on our drive home, but there was literally no grass so I am not sure what they were consuming.
So today, instead of writing about our visit to the College, I write to ask you to join us in prayer that rain will come soon. It isn't expected til March but the people (and the animals) really need it before then.
Thank you for sharing this burden.
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