Rain, rain go away come back another day

Front page of today's newspaper

As the rain keeps coming and the ground takes on more water, eventually it caves in. I think in the last few weeks we can say that we have had around 1.5 to 2m of rain, or so it feels, and the ground is feeling the pinch. I (John) was driving to Gonzanamá the other day and the 1 1/2 hour trip took just over two hours as there were a number of landslides that we had to drive through. The day after 60m of the same road collapsed taking with it a small ute and a semi trailer with 200 bottles of LPG. Flights have been suspended for the moment as this is the main connecting road between Loja and Catamayo, where the airport is located. As the rain has not entirely stopped we are sure to hear about more disasters like this. Please pray for safety as people travel and also for those affected by similar incidents and disasters around the country.