October Heat Wave in Jerusalem?

We just THOUGHT we were through the dog days of summer.  This week has been record-setting for Jerusalem.  It’s been SO hot!  We are suffocating at night.  Normally, even in the summer, the nights cool off in Jerusalem.  Well, for the last few days, it’s even been hot at night.  The winds are coming from the southeast, from the desert, and with the winds come the dust.  We clean our tables every day and you can still write your name on the table with your finger.  We can feel the dust in our eyes. There is a coating of it on everything.

Today I walked to the Old City to do some shopping for a few people back home (namely my seven precious grandchildren).  I had every intention of walking back, but when I walked out of the Jaffa Gate, I decided that there was no way I was going to walk all the way back in the heat with my packages.  I flagged an Israeli taxi (haven’t braved the bus system yet) and on the way home he was telling me how unusual this heat is.  He said he has never seen it so hot in October.  Everyone is a amazed by it actually.  We even had to get our super duper little A/C out to cool our living room.  We thought we were finished with that thing over a month ago. We are drinking water like crazy and have fans blowing directly on us any time we sit down.

We love Jerusalem. There’s no better place to live, but please, Lord, remember that it’s October!