The story of the week for the Christ Prep Patriots football team has been the oppressive heat in which the team has had to practice. Each afternoon this week the thermometer has been right around 100 degrees when the Patriots have taken the field at 5:45 p.m. Fortunately the tall trees on the west end of the Red Bridge Baptist Church practice field begins to offer the players some significant shade by about 7:00 p.m. when the guys get into their scrimmage mode.
Some major relief came yesterday when a significant storm blew through the area at about 6:30 p.m. Temperatures dropped by about 25 degrees in a period of 15 minutes as the storm came by. The guys welcomed the rain and were only forced to shelter when thunder and lightning made itself known. Once the storm blew through the thermometer inched back into the 80's which still offered a welcome change for the young men.
Temperatures are expected to remain hot until Saturday morning which promises to begin a transition toward more moderate conditions.
Please pray for the Patriots as they continue to prepare for the upcoming season. Please pray for the young men that are sick or injured. Please also pray for protection and safety and bonding for the guys as they jell into a cohesive unit. Please pray that they would build endurance in the midst of the heat and humidity. Last but not least pray that they would glorify God through this sport of football!
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