Another Miracle

Every year at this time, St. Bridget runs its annual Elephant Stampede, for the people of Namitembo in Malawi, Africa. It's really a picnic, and we stage a 5K run/walk, with the proceeds to go to our friends in Namitembo.

Last year it rained mercilessly all Saturday night, before the day of the race. I woke up during the downpour, and couldn't sleep the rest of the night. It continued raining -- hard -- all during the Sunday morning 8:30 a.m. Mass. And then...miraculously, not only did the rain stop, but the sun came out during the 10:30 a.m. Mass, and the event went on as planned! We were all amazed, and of course delighted.

This year was almost a repeat performance! All week long the weather forecast was showing rain for Sunday, the day of the event. It started raining during the night on Saturday -- hard. Again, I woke up during the rain, and couldn't go back to sleep. I finally got up around 7:00 a.m.... and a few minutes later, the rain slowed, and stopped. The wind was still blowing during the 10:30 a.m. Mass, but around 11:00 you could see breaks in the clouds, with the sun shining every once in a while. By noon, the winds also calmed down, and by the time the siren blew, we had a lovely fall day in Seattle, just perfect for a picnic.

I don't know how much we raised as of yet, but I'm confident we raised enough to fund the operations of the Trade School for another year. Halleluia!