Rainmaking Attempts

Living here in a drought-stricken area of the panhandle of Oklahoma, we are always attuned to any attempt to make it rain. Yesterday, one of Wanda's church members left her car windows totally down, and Wanda's church, Forgan Baptist, had a picnic scheduled for Sunday evening. Both things were accomplished without rain, but the picnic did at least have a dark cloud for a few minutes and some colder wind later in the evening.

If we only had someone with the fervency of Elijah, we could ask for divine intervention to end the drought. It is not quite as dusty as the 1930's period known historically as the "dust bowl."

Seriously, we are in the middle of a red flag burn ban. High winds and low humidities could lead to wildfires again. Last year, we had an area of 12,000 acres burned. Many of the Clearlake Baptist Church members live in that area, but no houses or animals were lost. In fact, there is evidence that the fires burned "around" the homes of many Christians. Some of us believe it was the Lord's protection.

This picture shows how close the wildfire approached our fellowship hall at Clearlake.