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September 06, 2008

The Elijah anointing...?

So there we were, praying for rain, and the good Lord sending good rain. And suddenly it is time to leave Gorom-Gorom... and how am I going to get out...?

Last week trucks were stuck at Ferelol unable to get to Gorom, because there was so much water. And about 15 huge articulated lorries that had managed to get through were clogging the narrow roads around Gorom market, waiting for the road to Markoye to open. (The trucks' contents are a mystery - some say they are full of cigarettes on their way across the desert. Others mutter rumours of dark conspiracies.)

So anyway, Pierre said that Elijah prayed and closed the heavens for three and a half years. So maybe I should go for three and a half days - just enough to let me get to Ouaga, without disrupting the season...

I prayed, and that is what we got. Three and a half days without rain. Ferelol was almost dry. Yalogo was deceptively full and strong, but we made it through. We got to Ouaga without problem.

And that night it rained.

I dunno. Maybe there is something in this prayer thing...

Posted by Keith at September 6, 2008 06:47 AM