Water is life!
The blue Kafue River contrasts with the dusty Zambian soil. Yet this season the waters rests low in their bed.
Much of the river channel sits dry and parched, waiting for the rains. Drought. Dry, arid land, thirsty for rains. When are the rains coming? '24 October' is the hopeful rapid response. In the meantime, the maize crop was poor while the tomatos are plentiful, enjoying the sunshine. 
Gardens, like that of retired Revd Bapongo, require much water. The high bill has come in for the diesel that runs the boer hole pump. Yet the oranges are small and hard, the trees unwatered. Please pray that this year the rains will be good and the green life will be restored to the earth here in Zambia.