Droughts in Kenya and Guatemala

The worst droughts in decades have hit both Kenya in Africa and Guatemala in Central America:

Kenya drought taking its toll

BBC – Sept 20, 2009

One of the worst droughts in living memory is taking its toll on both people and wildlife in Kenya.

Clashes over land and water lead to the deaths of 32 people last week, with community leaders warning there will be more violence. Meanwhile, in Samburu district at least 24 elephants have either starved or been shot by poachers looking for food.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8265988.stm

Guatemalan drought causing hunger

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (UPI) — Guatemala’s worst drought in 30 years is affecting an estimated 2.5 million people, especially children

and pregnant women, the United Nations said.

Drought conditions have been exacerbated by pest infestations, which have reduced the food supply, especially in the so-called dry corridor along the Pacific Ocean, U.N. officials said in a release Friday.

An estimated 30 percent of all pregnant women in the corridor are malnourished and 25 children have died in recent weeks, Guatemala’s Ministry of Health said. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/19/Guatemalan-drought-causing-hunger/UPI-20891253382320/

There are also droughts in other areas (including California where this page is based). Droughts lead to food shortages, chaos, and often death.

Famines are one of the things that Jesus prophesied would occur during the beginning of sorrows. The situations in Kenya and Guatemala are bad, but worse droughts also seem to be prophesied that will likely include the Israelite-descended nations (Deuteronomy 11:16-17), as well as elsewhere (Revelation 11:6).

Some articles of possibly related interest may include:

Africa: Its Biblical Past and Prophesied Future What does the Bible teach about Africa and its future? Did the early Church reach Africa? Will God call all the Africans?
Mexico, Central America, South America, and Brazil in Prophecy [Español: México, America Central, Suramérica, y el Brasil en profecíal] [Português: México, América Central, Ámérica do Sul, e Brasil na profecia] What will happen to those of Latin America? Will they have prosperity? Will they cooperate with Europe? Will they suffer in the future? What rule might the various Caribbean nations/territories play?
Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel Are the Americans, Canadians, British, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo-Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first?
Can the Great Tribulation Begin in 2009, 2010, or 2011? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord?