If you want to start a conversation with any Namibian, talk about rain. Namibians will appreciate your interest in something that is fundamentally important to all.
The country is predominantly desert, but enjoys regional climatic variations. Temperatures and rainfall vary considerably both seasonally and geographically. At the time of writing the north of Namibia is experiencing flooding while the eyes of people in the south is combing the sky for clouds that will bring rain.
Heavy thunderstorms can turn a usually dry riverbed into a torrent of muddy water in a very short time. Here is the
Guruchab River between
Keetmanshoop and
Grunau in the south on the 27th of January 2009 when lots of rain fell in the catchment area. Praise God. What a beautiful sight! There is however need for wide spread rains in the south. This coming week prospects for rain stands at only 20%.
Please trust God to send rain to the dry and needy areas of Namibia.
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses. Psalm 135:7
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