Audio Slide Show: Disaster Relief Team

November 2, 2008

Thirteen of the disaster relief team members worked through the Mid Chambers Christian Caring Center in Anahuac, Texas during fall break. They helped to repair homes in Smith Point Texas, an area hit hard by Hurricane Ike. The team worked in five homes, but did extensive work in three. Judy Duvall, accompanied the team to Texas.

Click on the “triangle” below to hear Aaron Frank and Sarah Waymire share about their experience this fall break, and to see pictures taken by those who went.

“I was really proud of our team,” she said. “They had great attitudes and served cheerfully. Over and over, the residents asked, why would you do this for us? We then had the opportunity to share our faith in Christ and the reason we served. They were extremely grateful and overwhelmed that a group of young people would come in and do this kind of work for them.”

The team gave each homeowner a Bible that each member had signed, notes of encouragement from all of the team members; they also prayed with them before they left.

“One of the ladies said with tears in her eyes that she would treasure her Bible and it was what she needed,” Duvall said. “All of us left with a new sense of gratefulness for how fortunate we are to have clean water, shelter and food for our daily living and with an awareness of the many needs that people have in areas hit by the hurricane.”

The Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community sponsored a disaster relief trip during the recent fall break.

2 Comments

  1. is there a way to get a copy of these pics emailed to me or the slide show ;I tried to download and burn from this page and it does not work. my son Glenn Bolton III attended this trip and I would like to have a copy for his scrap book to remember his trip later on.
    thank you

  2. Wow! You have moved my heart! Thank you guys so much for coming to Smith Point and helping. As my brother said, you have renewed our hope.
    Good news! We received our FEMA trailer today. Don’t know how long it will take to get it hooked up, but it is on our property now. We love you guys and thank you for all you are doing. The blog is fabulous
    Jennifer

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