Things You Don't Expect to See at a Basketball Game

Eric played on a national team during a weekly basketball tournament held by a local basketball association during the month of November. Here are some things I observed that I had never seen at a basketball game before:

• People playing with no shoes

• A dog running across the court during the game 
• The bench sitting under umbrellas (in this case, to keep the sun off...at other times because of rain!)

• Outdoor games that continued to be played when it started to rain

On the first weekend of December, the two top teams played in a championship game. Eric’s team won by one point! Eric was awarded one of two MVP awards.

For the first four weekends of the tournament, the weather was beautiful in the morning, but by the time Eric’s team played in the afternoon, rainstorms rolled in. The championship game was the kickoff event for the installation of the Aiyura Basketball Association, so there were multiple events planned in addition to the game. The group asked our community to pray for good weather.

The morning of the event started out beautiful like all the others had...but as the time for Eric’s game approached, dark clouds started to spread across the sky. I thought he would be playing another game in the rain. Before his game started, I went home to refill his water bottle. When I got back, the clouds that had been covering the whole sky were completely gone! There was not a single drop of rain during the entire event, which lasted from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m...a great answer to prayer during rainy season!