First Rains

As I write this there is a strong breeze beginning to blow through the house. The sun is fading and there are dark clouds moving in on the horizon. The air temperature has cooled down. All these are signs that we may have rain this evening. We have had rain three nights this week!!
The first night we spent some time (in the rain) getting our buckets and hoses ready to collect and recycle the precious water.

The rain brings hope to the thousands without food. People have begun to plant crops (even a young man has started to prepare the ground behind our home to plant maize). As the rain comes to water the crops, people will soon have food to eat. We can not say that the famine is over but we pray it will not claim any more lives.

Tomorrow is the first day of Spring Break here. We are getting ready to drive to the Indian Ocean for a few days at the beach. The rains have not yet started on the Coast and the temperature is warmer than Nairobi because it at sea level. Given the lower elevation and 100% humidity we can expect daytime temperatures of 35-40 degrees Celsius. Here's hoping it cools off a little bit at night so that we can sleep!