When was the last time you saw rain? Was it today, yesterday, a few days ago??? Well, for us, it was last February. About two weeks after we arrived in Zambia, the final rain storm of last year's rainy came through Lusaka. Well, today at about 3:00 pm, the heavens opened up once again. Coming from the States, I have never experienced such a long period of time without rain. Think about it, 8 months without a drop. Needless to say, Kerri and the kids were so excited that they ran into the front yard to celebrate with a little dancing.
And today was no ordinary rain either. In the middle of sub-Saharan Africa, on a day where temperatures were near 100 degrees, we not only got rain, but hail! At first, it was few and far between, but after a while, it got bad enough that I had to pull the car under the carport. In fact, it looked like it was snowing.
Maddie enjoyed the rain to. At 18 months, she probably doesn't remember ever having seen rain before. After we came back in, she sat by the back door and just watched it rain for a while. Speaking of not seeing rain before... It was our dog Chiku's first rain storm as well. He mostly huddled by the front door and shivered from being wet and cold.
All that to say, we're thankful to finally see some rain. I'm sure in a few weeks, we'll be wishing it would go away.
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