Sep 8, 2017 | Disaster Response
“It really is neighbor helping neighbor,” says Doug Stringer. “It’s not about institutions or organizations. It’s about relationship, first with God then with one another.” When the pastor of a church that had flooded in Katy, Texas,...
Sep 7, 2017 | Disaster Response
“All I could see was a mountain of debris. But when I saw your team of volunteers, I suddenly saw piles of debris to be carried away.” From a grateful homeowner in the Rockport area, near Corpus Christi. All across the Gulf, aid continues to pour in, bringing hope...
Sep 2, 2017 | Disaster Response
Relief and response efforts have kicked into high gear as waters begin to recede in more areas. Even still, there are regions where water is rising and people are still be rescued by first responders. The situation for millions is dire. Store shelves in many areas...
Sep 1, 2017 | Disaster Response
After Tuesday night’s deluge of Southeast Texas, an untold number of people in Beaumont, Port Arthur, and other communities in Southeast Texas are still being rescued from flooded homes. With the pumps failing, the water supply in Beaumont has been turned off, making...
Aug 30, 2017 | Disaster Response
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017 “This is a multi-level disaster like we have never done before,” Doug Stringer said today, referencing how SCA has operations going on simultaneously in three different phases of relief: Rockport, Aransas, and Port Lavaca: Having suffered...
Aug 29, 2017 | Disaster Response
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Even as flood waters continued to rise and families of the Somebody Cares staff and network had to be evacuated from their homes, Harvey relief operations were fully underway, helping real people with real needs in real time. We have prayed...
