Lord uphold those impacted by flood and drought

The concrete slipway and the long wooden jetty, which are normally visible below the flag are gone, courtesy of the storms. This photograph was taken by Marianne on Saturday.

The welcome rains in Gauteng have brought with them challenges for people near the Vaal and Crocodile rivers, the main feeders to Vaal Dam and Hartbeespoort Dam. Sluices gates at both dams have been opened and this spells misery for those living close to the water's edge downstream.

The people at informal settlements are also suffering. Think to of those in the Eastern Cape, who are in the midst of a drought. John and Chris Paterson have just returned to Kenton-on-Sea where only tank water remains for their use. These are strange weather patterns indeed. Please uphold victims of both drought and flood and indeed of earthquakes such as those in Haiti. Lord be with those, who suffer as this time.

NOTE: These photographs were sent by Alison Jackson (thank you Alison), whose family was down at the Vaal. All those gates  are open now and the dam is 108 percent full.  Robbie and Beate Green have a Miura yacht at the Vaal, while  Geoff and Marianne have a Mistral yacht at Hartbeespoort.

Above is a view of the floodwaters below the Vaal Dam wall. Beate and Robbie struggled to get to their yacht on Saturday as the marina was to all intents and purposes underwater. But the Lord be praised no-one was hurt and their boat is fine.

This picture was taken by Les Holley of Randpark Ridge and forwarded to interested yachtsmen. This is where Robbie's Miura is moored at the Vaal.


The St Mark's Editorial Team.