April 21, 2011: Texas Governor James Richard “Rick” Perry issues a proclamation declaring the three-day period from April 22 through April 25 “Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas”. (People suffering drought in Oklahoma and elsewhere are told to get their own governors to pray for them.)
August 6, 2011: Governor Perry holds “The Response”, a prayer rally that draws 30,000 people in Houston, Texas.
Perry Prays for Rain
September 5, 2011: God responds.
Bad messenger?
The Local Paper 