US EditionWoman Who Survived Texas Hill Country Flooding Says She 'Lost Everything but I Didn't Lose My Faith'
TEXAS, JUL 12 – Faith-based groups and FEMA provide critical aid and emotional support as over 120 people died and 160 remain missing after Texas floods, officials said.
- On July 4, 2025, catastrophic flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas, raised the Guadalupe River over 32 feet and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 at Camp Mystic summer camp.
- The flooding, worsened by a 2021 county rejection of federal funds for flood warnings and delayed federal aid approvals, triggered large-scale search and rescue operations across the region.
- Michelle McGuire survived by clinging to trees as floodwaters rose above her head and said she saw cars float by before first responders rescued her, while community groups provided ongoing aid at a Disaster Recovery Center.
- McGuire urged survivors to "Keep your faith," expressing gratitude and sorrow, as officials like Governor Dan Patrick emphasized faith's role and assured state and federal financial support for recovery.
- The disaster's impact on faith-based summer camps and local communities implies ongoing challenges in grief, preparedness, and rebuilding, with search efforts continuing for over 160 missing people.
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Worship in grief - Daily Leader
It was comforting to gather with fellow-worshipers last Sunday while we were in Tennessee with our Brentwood grands. I had gone to sleep the night before thinking about and praying for the grief-stricken families in Texas. I sensed there were many others praying, dwelling on the unimaginable, horrific loss during the historic flooding. As the news began erasing all the 4th of July news and celebrations, the verse from Matthew 2 kept running thr…
How belief helps us endure natural disasters
Record-breaking floods inundated Texas, submerging homes, displacing families, killing at least 100 people and prompting widespread evacuations. Natural disasters often shake our deepest beliefs. It’s only human to cry out and ask why would a loving God allow such unrelenting suffering. Especially when it comes, not through human cruelty and free will, but from the forces of creation itself.But paradoxically, it’s that same faith that many rely …
Texas Lt. Gov. Says 'Faith' Will Get People Through Grieving Following Catastrophic Flooding: 'We're Here For a Short Time'
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said "it's faith that will get us through this" when discussing the aftermath of the catastrophic floodings in the state, where over 100 people have died
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Texas floods leave US faith camps reeling
Texas' catastrophic flooding hit faith-based summer camps especially hard, and the heartbreak swept across the country where similar camps mark a rite of passage and a crucial faith experience for millions of children and teens.
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