When I think of rain, I think of the rain we have back in Northern Kentucky; the kind that comes for a little while and then dissipates after a short period. It might be accompanied by a storm or just be a drizzling of rain. In Cameroon, they are in month 6 of 8 of their rainy season. I didn’t know what to expect when I heard rainy season prior to coming to Cameroon. I did bring a rain jacket and umbrella, but that doesn’t do much here. When it rains in Cameroon, it rains! There is no drizzling rain or raining for a short period. The rain here is the loudest I have ever heard. It pours for hours at a time or even the entire day. The other day while we were safe and dry in our house, I looked outside our window to see several people taking refuge on our front porch. One young boy rested his head on our window and even fell asleep. It broke my heart to see him trying to keep dry and warm while I watched from the inside. Just another thing to add to my list of things to be grateful for.
Look at those clouds! A huge storm followed.
Rainy Mbingo
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