Answered Prayer!

Dear Friends of CrossWorld,
On Tuesday I wrote to ask you to join in prayer and fasting for rain on the plateau of N.W. Haiti. Yesterday was "the day", but people had been praying even before. Look at what I received today in my email, by way of an answer:
"Early Thursday morning, I got a phone call from Manis (the ministry leader on the plateau). The church in Haiti had begun their time in prayer Wednesday evening. By now, our praying friends in Europe and Asia had been praying for several hours. He said, "Gigi, last night and into the wee hours of the morning it began to rain. It rained like I have never seen rain before. Water pouring down from heaven. We filled the two 350 gallon tanks and are filling the huge cistern."
God has answered. Even before some of us were awake and praying, God had answered. Today, Manis said the land is soaked with water. The people are rejoicing as their gardens are getting watered. Usually winds dry the water off the land after a hard rain. But this time, the water is sitting on the ground, slowly watering and refreshing the gardens. Manis said this is truly God's continued answer to our prayers. "
"Some of you have rightly noticed that we are a month away from camp. How will we be able to conserve this water until then? Well, with the water holes filling up and the mountain sources flowing again (assuming the dump truck keeps running so we can get to the source) we won't have to touch the water that is in the huge cistern behind Manis' house."
"We are also praying that this is just the beginning of much rain. We need the rain to begin the tree project, and the people need the rain for their gardens. So, it is our prayer that God is just beginning to "open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys... to put springs in the dry land.... to make trees flourish." But, our prayer is that verse 20 will be a reality." they may see and know; may consider and understand, that the HAND OF THE LORD HAS DONE THIS.. THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL HAS CREATED IT." (Isaiah 41:17-20)
On behalf of Manis, Judy and the believers on the plateau, I thank you for your prayers. I leave you today with The Message rendition of Ps 118:23 "This is God's work. We rub our eyes - we can hardly believe it!"