Faith brings light to devastated Texas town after deadly flooding disaster
Contributors have descended upon Kerr County Texas in the days following last weekend s disastrous flood While a large number of have come to help with searches cleanup efforts and donations others are looking to heal the area in a different way Several faith-based groups are working to help survivors and casualties families lean on God as they grapple with the long road to recovery Josh Holland international director of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Band spoke with Fox News Digital about the impact of ministering to people who have gone through latest tragedies The Billy Graham Rapid Response Group focuses on the spiritual and emotional requirements of people in emergency making it a good fit to help those in Kerrville through this arduous time POLICE SAY 'SIGHTSEERS' HINDERING TEXAS RECOVERY EFFORTS AS TEAMS SEARCH FOR SUFFERERS IN DEBRIS As our crisis-trained chaplains know there are no words to say that will make things better in moments like this There are no magic phrases All we can do as Christians is to come alongside people to be a listening ear to be a shoulder to lean on to cry with them Holland informed Fox News Digital The Bible talks about how we mourn with those who mourn Holland noted that in small communities like Kerrville everybody knows somebody who s been affected and mentioned he felt a very heavy solemn spirit and atmosphere in the town TEXAS TURNS TO FAITH AS GOV ABBOTT DECLARES 'DAY OF PRAYER' AMID DEVASTATING FLOODSMax Greiner Jr an artist whose work is inspired by his faith is the designer of the Coming King Sculpture Prayer Gardens and commented the place has dependably given peace to people in dark times and it has taken on a new meaning since the flood This is a strong faith society and I don t know how people make it if they don t have that faith Greiner stated adding that faith in God is helping these people cope The gardens are marked by a massive cross which Greiner mentioned is the exact halfway point between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and that the monument is on the same latitude as Israel We want the families the wounded to come up here when they need a break from all of the bad There s death down on the river but there s life up on this mountain Greiner advised Fox News Digital FOX CORPORATION LAUNCHES RELIEF CAMPAIGN FOLLOWING DEVASTATING TEXAS FLOODSMarcus Breaux the National Director at Soldiers of Christ Ministries wants people to remember that there are multiple methods to help those devastated by the floods in Texas Do not be discouraged There are techniques for people to get involved whether it's donations whether it is giving a pack of paper towels or toilet paper whatever there's a way that you can get involved I ask people to pray on how the Holy Spirit allows them to do it and what their response is but there is definitely a need in this population Breaux noted Additionally Matt Husted of the Churches of Christ Mishap Response Company informed Fox News Digital that giving people reassurance that God is looking over them is central in times of emergency There are several faith-based organizations already on the ground assisting casualties Plenty of people working with these organizations encouraged everyone to pray for those who were injured those who lost loved ones and those whose homes were damaged or destroyed as well as first responders
