Waiting for Rain

     Waiting...it seems as though right now is a time of waiting. I've been in Jinotepe for 3 days now. The guys, Roger, Heath and another pastor named Tim, are off on the other side of Nicaragua doing a conference. I'm here with Rhonda and the kids and it's been a blast so far. Today we packed over 300 school supply packages that we will be delivering sometime within the next couple weeks. Also, the kids, Josiah, Rachel and I have been playing outside a lot and having a great time out in the wonderful hot weather. The weather is going to change soon though. No, it's probably not going to cool off. It'll start raining soon. You can feel the anticipation of precipitation in the air, and I mean that in the most literal sense. The moisture in the air, the humidity, seems anxious to just break loose and pour down on the dry ground here. We got the first rain of the season today. It came hard and strong for about 10 minutes, but that was it. The ground has been dry for so long that it remains dry even after the rains today. This is exactly how I feel right now. Like we are waiting for the atmosphere to break loose and rain down on the dry ground, I'm waiting on the Lord, for His presence to flood our atmosphere as well. And, like the humidity that lingers, waiting to fall, so I feel the Spirit lingering and it's beautiful. I can't wait for the rains!