After just commemorating last year’s tragic and deadly Fourth of July flood, residents of Hunt, Kerrville, and surrounding areas—including Uvalde—are again battling floodwaters from the Guadalupe River.
The city of Kerrville declared a state of emergency and asked for help from the state after receiving 11-16 inches of rain within 24 hours.
Reports say the river rose from 9 to 19 feet between 3am and 4am. Many residents are evacuating but others are already trapped due to rising water cutting off access to roads and bridges.
“It’s especially devastating as Lisa and I, along with Mark Roye from Somebody Cares Relief, were just here last weekend visiting with residents and other people in the area to check on how they were dealing with everything at the one-year mark,” Doug said.
Since early this morning, he and Mark have been in constant communication with local church partners and residents. Mark and another partner, William Irwin, are on-site now for real-time assessments as they check on home-owners, churches, and local businesses we are in relationship with.
“Uvalde is an island right now, and flood waters have already risen in the Hunt and Ingram areas,” said Mark Roye, who served in Hunt/Kerrville as SCA’s on-site supervisor in the Bumble Bee Hills neighborhood following last year’s flood.
“The area is not doing well,” said Pastor Dave Robbins from The Sanctuary in Kerrville.
“The flood levels on the Guadalupe are almost to the same level they were last year, but the side creeks have not yet backed up like they did then. But it’s still very devastating.”
One home-owner SCA worked with last year said, “Things are getting worse with another wave hitting now and more tonight.”
In addition to responding to the floods, we also continue our work with partners on the ground in Venezuela while also connecting with numerous local churches in Houston for our back to school outreach.
“With limited staff and funding to meet continually growing needs, we thank God for each of our supporters and pray for Him to multiply the fishes and the loaves!” Doug said.
Your gift today will enable us to continue helping those in dire need, from Houston to Hill Country to the four corners of the world.
Please pray for the rain to cease and for all of these friends–and this entire community–who are still healing from emotional trauma.
Thank you for caring!
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