Praise God for Namibian rain!!

NAMIBIA’S major storage dams are full after weeks of incessant rain. The largest dams in the country are the Von Bach, Hardap and Naute dams. Von Bach near Okahandja is 99 per cent full, NamWater said yesterday. The Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop is at 100,1 per cent of its capacity, while the Hardap Dam near Mariental is at 75,8 per cent despite NamWater’s efforts to maintain it at 70 per cent by opening the sluice gates. The Hardap dam level is being kept at 70 per cent to prevent flooding Mariental in the event of major inflows. Windhoek’s Goreangab Dam is now 100,8 per cent full. The Avis Dam on the eastern outskirts of the city has been overflowing and its sluices are being opened periodically. The Swakoppoort Dam, also near Okahandja, is 100,4 per cent full and the Oanob Dam near Rehoboth is at 89,6 per cent. At Gobabis, the Daan Viljoen Dam has risen to 75,8 per cent of full capacity. Source: http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk

Just look what God has done! This dam is on the farm of the De Klerk family in the south near Grunau. When I visited the De Klerk farm in the beginning of February, this dam was completely dry.

"He will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows." -- Isaiah 30:23 "You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD, have created it." -- Isaiah 45:8

Praise God for His goodness, for good rains all over the country. Pray that His salvation will also rain down in all areas where there are spiritual dryness.

He makes clouds rise

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