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 for many who have had friends or family missing or […]
As the rain continues to pelt Houston and the surround area causing increasing flooding and misery, Somebody Cares is fully engaged in responding to the needs of those impacted by Harvey. One of our teams, along with ministry partner Mercy Chefs, began serving hot meals in Rockport, TX – which was ground zero when Harvey […]
SCA Harvey Relief Update: Sunday, August 27, 2017 Somebody Cares America’s ministry network is rallying to respond to the widespread and unprecedented destruction from Hurricane Harvey. Assessments are coming in from communities spreading from Corpus Christi to Victoria to Rockport and Houston, as far as Beaumont and Jasper/Newton Counties. Officials estimate that at least ½ […]
Harvey stormed ashore as a Category 4 hurricane and has left a path of devastation. As of Saturday afternoon, officials say that ½ of Texas’ 25+ million residents and 1/3 of Texas’ landmass has been impacted by Harvey. The cities of Rockport and Victoria have been particularly hard hit. At this writing 12 million people […]
Hurricane Harvey has strengthened to a Category 4 storm. Somebody Cares is prepared to respond with direct aid like hot meals, generators, cleaning supplies, tarps, and volunteer clean-up teams to help those impacted in its wake. We have identified staging locations from Brownsville, Texas; to Corpus Christi; to San Antonio and Houston. Our network has […]
The National Weather Service has upgraded Tropical Storm Harvey to hurricane status, with sustained winds of 80 MPH. Harvey is expected to make landfall on Saturday morning in the Corpus Christi area as a Category 3 hurricane. Houston is forecast to receive 5 to 15 inches of rain, and several counties are under voluntary evacuation. Gov. Abbott has […]
Somebody Cares Chapters across the USA have spent the summer reaching out to their communities with summer activities! SC New England held Bless The City in June, with a day of food, music, prayer, and distribution of an entire truckload of household goods! They have also just completed their Basketball & Creative Arts Camp. “It was an awesome […]
Friday August 11 Scripture “A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the LORD Almighty. (Malachi 1:6) I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers […]
Thursday August 10 Scripture The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.” (Exodus 33:14-15) Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told […]
Wednesday August 9 Scripture “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is […]
