Joy in the Rainy Season – How God Moves in the Storm

“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do not return to it without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish…
so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it”
(Isaiah 55:10-11).

When the Word Meets Adversity

The river sang low this morning as I crossed the dirt path through town. The air smelled of wet earth and cooking fires. Voices floated from open windows—life humming softly, even when the world feels heavy.

My name is Zara. I grew up here, where the jungle presses in on every side and hope doesn’t always come easy. It wasn’t a preacher or revival that changed my heart. It was something smaller. Slower. It was when our friend’s adversity met the Word of God.

It started with a Discovery Bible Study—just a few of us asking questions, listening, and letting the Scriptures speak for themselves.

I wasn’t sure it would work. My nephew didn’t come. But his wife did. And a friend. We didn’t preach. We prayed. And little by little, like rain soaking into dry ground, the Spirit moved.

Now, each week I walk with a few women to nearby villages. Under mango trees and in creaky homes, we host four small Discovery Groups. Two more meet by the Xingu River. And—miraculously—my husband started one too.

One woman wept:

“Since you started coming to my house, everything is changing. My husband found work. My children eat. We have peace.”

We cried together. But it wasn’t us. It was Jesus—walking into homes the same way He once walked on water: quiet, steady, unstoppable.

Adversity can harden hearts or make them tender.
When we show up with nothing but open hands and the Word, the Spirit does what no hardship can stop.