Kemp, Texas
KEMP, Texas — Water is flowing again from faucets in the town of Kemp.
Now, city leaders hope prayer will provide them with rain.
Water had been cut off in this Kaufman County town of 1,200 since Saturday. On Tuesday night, residents assembled at a local park to pray for rain — a vigil organized by town leaders.
"In Jesus' name, we will have water and rain, and that all our problems here in Kemp will be solved and managed," said one Kemp resident in prayer.
Jeff Culber works for the Kemp Housing Authority. In his prayer, he actually offered gratitude for the problems that caused the water shutdown.
"I want to thank You that these water lines have busted," he said. "It has brought this circle of unity together to come to You and ask You for the resources to fix it."
And while the water finally came back on Monday night, that didn't stop the neighbors in this small town from joining together in prayer for even more help.
"I've been thinking we need to do something like this anyway, gathering together in a group," said Kemp resident Felicia Crow. "So I was glad that someone started the ball on a roll."
Kemp is still under Stage 5 water restrictions. That means citizens must use water sparingly, and are forbidden to water their yards.
With no rain in the forecast, they're calling to a higher source for some badly needed relief.
"I know that the answer is prayer. And that's where the rain comes from... He's the rainmaker," said Kemp resident Nancy Schoenle.
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