Texas Drought

This article is so sad as Texas farmers and ranchers have to make awful choices as the worst drought ever continues hammering the state.

Again, notice the "evers" and "nevers".

"It's just burnt up," says Jim Hughes, 68, a local cattle rancher who has lost 7,000 acres of his property to wildfires and sold off most of his herd. "It's the worst I've ever seen it."

As parts of the northeastern United States recover from historic flooding, Texas is suffering the worst one-year drought in its history.

Temperatures, meanwhile, have hit record highs: Texas' June-through-August average of 86.8 degrees was the hottest summer for any state in U.S. history, beating a record set by Oklahoma (85.2) in 1934, according to the National Weather Service.

In the Bastrop area, 25 miles east of Austin, recent wildfires killed two residents and destroyed 1,500 homes in less than a week — far surpassing the statewide record of 436 in 2009.

NOW NOTICE HOW THE ARTICLE ENDS!

On a recent Thursday, 15 of the faithful met at the gazebo and split into two circles. They joined hands, squeezed their eyes shut and prayed. They prayed for an end to the wildfires, for the thinning deer and cattle, for neighbors who have lost homes.

And they prayed for rain.

The problem plaguing Texas is not so much shifting weather patterns as a lack of fervent faith from its residents, says Light, 67. More prayer could open up the skies, he says.

"When enough people get serious and do whatever it takes to get God's attention," Light says, "that's when we'll have our rain."

See it here;  http://www.usatoday.com/weather/drought/story/2011-09-12/texas-drought-Dust-Bowl-ranchers/50373618/1

So the people who are gathered for prayer are the ones who know the Truth.  What would happen if the whole state of Texas stopped, dropped and prayed to Jesus the savior of mankind?  If they turned from their wicked ways then God would heal their land.  And as the media continues to ridicule any politician who dares to mention God, prayer and prophecy....what is the likelihood that this will happen?

What happens when a nation forgets God?  Look around the USA and ask ourselves if we are currently in the process of finding out.