While most of us were enjoying our 4th of July holiday the unthinkable was happening to a community in the hill country of Texas. As many of you have now read and heard the tragic stories of families and children being washed away by an extreme storm that hit early in the morning while many were sleeping. The flood waters rose over 25 feet in under an hours time. As I write this there are 79 dead and at least a dozen young girls still missing from Camp Mystic.
My youngest son lives in Texas and one of his dear friends is a camp counselor at Camp Mystic. She is a lovely girl and she has worked at Camp Mystic every summer. Her family has lived in Kerr County for years. This July 4th she was with my son and his friends in Austin. Fortunately, she wasn’t there when the flood hit but many of her friends were. I reached out to her for ways we can support her community. She shared these go funds me from dear family friends. In addition, there are a few suggestions of ways to help. I wanted to share these links here in blue:
Kerr County Flood Relief Fund
This local community foundation has been established to help rebuild and help those who have lost everything.
Kerrville Pets Alive-
They are working to keep pets and reunite them with their families
Texas on a mission–
Texans on Mission has responded to every natural disaster in Texas since 1967 and many beyond it, including the Southeast Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Through a diverse array of ministries, Texans on Mission has provided the calm after the storm for millions.
Texsar (Texas Search and Rescue)
This organization is working around the clock to help find people swept away from these floods
World Central Kitchen
Chef Andres is always there to feed communities, first responders and everyone in a disaster. I remember seeing him in Pasadena hours after the fires. His organization is always there to help and heal.
This has all hit close to home for so many of us. We can not begin to fathom sending our child off to camp only to have the unexpected happen. So many families are hoping and praying tonight. When the fires hit our community in January the world reached out to help. So many of you helped support friends GoFund Me and really wanted to give to someone directly impacted. I asked our sweet friend to feel free to share a few of her friends Go Fund Me’s and I wanted to share those links below as well in blue.
Go Fund Me Accounts:
This account was set up to help Camps Mystic’s recovery
This Go Fund Me is set up for meal deliveries for families affected in the area and run by a family friend
The Broussard Family lost everything in the flood and have a new baby any support is a gift.
When tragedy strikes it is innate to want to help. That is who we were all born to be and what it means to be human. This past January we experienced an outpouring of love from the world when the fires hit our community. It was humbling, inspiring and overwhelming all at once. My hope is that the people of Kerr County feel this love and that it helps to get them through the days, weeks and months ahead.
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