Pray For Kerrville
Please Pray for Kerrville
Like many of you, I woke up Friday morning to the terrible news of catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country.
After heavy and consistent rainfall and thunderstorms, raging floodwaters overtook the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. The San Gabriel River in Georgetown – over an hour away – also overflowed its banks sparing nothing in its direct path. Other counties nearby suffered loss as well.
Photo in the Public Domain
The death toll continues to rise, and the search for the missing continues.
My heart breaks for families who lost their loved ones, including young children, in this flood.
They desperately need our prayers.
Can you imagine the terror of being in your bed asleep, a wall of water crashes in, and suddenly you’re being carried down a river?
The more videos I am seeing and the interviews I’m listening to, the more my tears start to fall.
A different blog post was scheduled to run today, but I quickly changed my mind when I saw the news.
Instead, I would like to simply ask you to please consider adding these flood victims and their families, the “missing”, and first responders to your prayer lists.
Like any disaster that happens anywhere, those directly affected by it need your support.
This disaster hits so close to home. I know someone who lost a friend in this tragedy.
Pray For Kerrville and Others Affected: You Can Help
Many people watching the news wonder how they can help in a situation like this.
Prayer is key, but if you feel that you can do more, donations are sincerely appreciated.
Here are a couple of options, although there are many more organizations in need of help.
Texas Search and Rescue
TEXSAR – Texas Search and Rescue
GoFundMe – There are several pages dedicated to the flood relief efforts. You can find them here.
Texas Hill Country Flooding July 4
Pray For Kerrville – Don’t Make This Political
On another note, considering the rising death toll and the ongoing search efforts for missing people (including children), the LAST thing that’s needed are political rants.
I’m sure you’ve probably seen some of these terribly inappropriate, lack of compassion, diatribes by some who utilize social media to politicize everything – including a tragedy.
Instead of spreading negative posts, it would be more helpful for them to ask people to pray for the victims or even make a donation – don’t you think?
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1 Photo Credit: Flooding of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville Texas, Courtesy of Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
