The drought changed life for me.

In 2007 my son was born in February, and we moved into our new house in March. It is close to Lake Catoma--our cities water source. I started to walk to the lake regularly when my 30th birthday came rumbling around that April.

The South was soon covered in what was one of the worst droughts in years. Our lake began to shrink. The lush area I had begun to visit in the spring looked like a desert by the fall. Catoma became more of a puddle than a lake. Water restrictions were in full force. Our city was trying to devise some sort of solution to the water shortage. There was little hope of a short term solution. Every idea seemed a long way off. Predictions were that it would take at least 4 years and several hurricane remnants to fill the lake back to its previous conditions.

In November God started to really speak strongly to me about planning a day of fasting and prayer for the county. As a stay-at-home mom with little connections I hardly felt qualified. But, I began the planning process and sent out letters inviting area pastors to lead us in a 24 hour fast starting at 7 pm Fri. February 22, 2008 and ending 7 pm Sat. February 23, 2009.

The turnout was small, but on March 23, 2008 the Cullman Times headlines read "Spillway Splash"! One month to the day from that corporate fast God had the lake overflowing. Most of the rain was at night and didn't interfere with our daily lives and none of it was destructive. Unlike what was predicted by the experts, it had not taken even ONE hurricane to fill our lake.

God had already shown me the power of fasting & prayer on a personal level when I got pregnant with my first child after years of infertility. The "Spillway Splash" was a revelation to me about corporate prayer and fasting. These two prayer events were my lion and my bear. Nothing is impossible. Nothing! No problem is too big for my God. No giants can arise that cannot be slain. My God is GREATER!!!