The images coming out of The Texas gulf coast are way too familiar. The feelings we experienced 12 years ago, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina here on the Mississippi gulf coast are fused into our nervous systems. Disaster Relief Mercy Ministry now exists as part of our DNA, so YES, we will do whatever we can to aid and assist those suffering in Texas.
I was in Jackson MS this past Tuesday and met with our Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief committee. Our director, Don Gann has been in close contact with our Texas Baptist partners and we are on stand-by to come and help. Our first wave will be our large feeding unit, which can produce up to 20,000 meals a day. The chain saw crews and mud out teams will also go. This is what we trained for back in February here in Lakeshore.
Several other things are in the works, but the most immediate is a van heading that way late this Friday night. The first destination will be Bayside Texas, a small little community that appears basically overlooked. We know what that’s like. We will load a truck down with basic relief supplies, toiletries, tarps, batteries, nonperishable food items and bleach. Pray for safe travel.
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