Christians from around Australia have converged on Canberra to pray for rain and the drought to end. More than 1,000 believers began praying yesterday and a further 1,500 people are expected to join them today.
National coordinator of the Australian Prayer Network Brian Pickering says they have been praying for several months in the lead up to this weekend and are encouraged by predictions that near normal rain patterns may soon return. "We're not claiming its our prayer that will break the drought, God will break the drought when he chooses to do so," he said. "We're just playing our small part in that process."