“Yeah, get in the truck and go.” Those were the words that set Marc Ira Hooks in motion hours after floods devastated Texas’ Hill Country
The water started pouring into Debbie Dossey’s house so quickly that she didn’t know how it would end, but she did know one thing — she needed to change clothes.
Cindy Collier and her daughter hadn’t talked in a year, but as the water came up to her chest, she knew she had to make the call.
Today (Sept. 4) marked two months since massive flash floods in Kerr County, Texas, killed 119 people and left a swath of devastation. As people in the area continue to try to put their lives back together, Marc Ira Hooks — a correspondent for The Baptist Paper — is back on site sharing stories of hope.
“On this 20th anniversary of the great storm, I am going to answer a question I have never been asked. If I were limited to just one word to describe my Katrina experience, what would that word be?”
A new semester is on the horizon for college students, faculty and staff across the country, but a group from Baylor University wanted to do something tangible to help others in need before classes start.
Kids from Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville, Texas, received a much-needed time of fun and rest following last month’s devastating floods in their area.
Weeks after the deadly July 4 Guadalupe River flood, its survivors still live with memories of danger, fear, confusion, loss—and faith. Will and Ann Britt awoke that morning just in time.
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