Another month is starting and good-bye July.
The area received some good rain in July, but it dried up real fast. With the rain, it made the grass green, instead of brown, and helped the hay fields grow.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell, and Carol Propst; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Kenny Williams, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Danny Nelson, Sherry Hedrick, Tom and Judy Borror, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Jimmie Bennett, Tom Butterworth, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Bruce Lambert, Sherry Chambers, Donald Burns, Glenn Sites, Shirley Bland, Wayne Simmons, Jennifer Scott, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Chris Phares, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace and Albert Hammer, Holly Beachler, Cameron Beachler, Keith Kimble, Lisa Dingess, Kitty Waggy, Mary Lou Wagoner, Lucy Westfall, Donna Bennett, Peggy Pitsenbarger, Amy VanMeter, Lynwood Pennington, Alvy Humphreys, Amy Berg, Ronnie Pitsenbarger, Connie Hartman, Bob Hoops, Wyatt Hott, Wanda Townsend, Kaylee Bennett, Mickie Huffman, Woody Hoover, Rhonda Stump, Shirley Propst, Pollyanna Johnson, Brenda Allen, Kaon Johnson, Ryan Dingass, the family of Janis Propst, the family of Ann Wimer, the family of Betty Lambert Mongold, the family of Ruthalene Judy and the family of Etha Mae Bowers.
Prayer thought: “Sovereign God, please help me surrender every part of my life to You so I can stand firm against the enemy’s schemes.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for July 27 through Aug. 2, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: July 27 – 83°, 59° (85°, 68°, .46”), July 28 – 74°, 63°, .34” (89°, 67°), July 29 – 75°, 60° (86°, 66°, .58”), July 30 – 78°, 56° (88°, 67°, .07”), July 31 – 83°, 53° (87°, 64°, .02”), Aug. 1 – 78°, 58° (67°, 61°, .06”) and Aug. 2 – 80°, 67°, .32” (73°, 58°).
Total rainfall for July was 8.28”, compared to 6.35” in August of 2025.
Year-to-date rainfall is 23.26″, compared to 34.44” for the same time period last year.
