The rainy season began in October and goes through April. We have rain almost every day. Mostly it just rains in little cloud bursts for a few minutes a few times a day, but it can also rain hard, Arizona-like rain all day long. It makes for a muddy mess, and life is so much harder for the people when it rains.
But it also brings the most beautiful skies that we have ever seen.
Every day, everywhere we go, we want to take pictures of the sky.
Whether they are white and fluffy or dark and threating, they are amazing
When we drive out in the bush, the sky looks like it fills the world and only leaves a little room for the people who live there.
It makes me think of Moses, who said,"Now for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed."
When we drive in the city the sky is a stark contrast to the brown of the roads and walkways.
It makes the drabness of the world here look brighter and more beautiful.
Just driving up our street can be magnificent. This picture was taken when we were just going home, which is on the left just beyond the maze of pot holes.
Living in Arizona, with its endless blue sky, has made me appreciate the beauty of clouds.
When I was a little girl, I used to like to lie on the grass and find things in the clouds. Now I just look at them with wonder.
On the way home from Likasi yesterday there were rainbows all over the sky. It was breathtakingly beautiful.
The skies of the Congo are something we will always remember.
2 comments:
Beautiful. I had forgotten this blessing of the Congo. Thanks for brining it back to our memory.
I love rainbows! One month before we lost our son in a drowning accident Heavenly Father showed me a night rainbow. Everyone I knew at that time thought I was crazy but recently our son (whom we wouldn't have had if we hadn't lost him) found them on the internet. Anyway rainbows are a reminder of God's love. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Love and Hugs, Sister Yost (MTC Friend)
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