Rain. Big rain. It is an amazing thing. Starting as a trickle and growing into great, drenching, tumultuous waves falling from the sky. It is a hard rain, but sometimes hardness is what it takes to cleanse and cause growth. When the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer.
It's a beatuiful experience, the sound of the pounding rain drops, seeing sheets pouring off the roof, the smell of fresh earth. I step unknowingly into a puddle on our porch and it makes my heart smile. I'm thankful to be here in this moment. It makes me think of Noah. How he must have felt when God shut the door of the ark and the rain began. The process of making things new again. But, the newness brought by the rain is temporary, fleeting. It's good to know that ultimate newness has come already. We have been cleased and made new! Not through the rain, but through a Person. Our Savior has made us new.

Katonda Yeba Zibwe!
-Lydia and Ruth


Also, here's a picture of a bird, just for fun.
There are so many different kinds of birds here! It's great!