Hurricane Harvey - Flooding update evening August 28, 2017

This has been quite the eventful day for us! The rains came down and the floods came up...... Wow, this is never ending!

All missionaries have been accounted for and are safe and dry. They have plenty of food and water.

We made a few more moves today to get missionaries to places that would keep them safe and dry. A few areas were evacuated, but those missionaries have been placed with members. We have moved about 30 companionships in total so far. We continue to monitor the situation and move missionaries as needed. The local leaders are so involved in helping us get missionaries to safe places with members. They truly are very Christlike in every way.

All missionaries should have emailed their families to give them an update. I am sure those emails were filled with some incredible experiences.

Today, we decided to evacuate the mission home, because our power went down and we were unable to communicate with the missionaries and others. The water was about a foot or so from entering into our home. We were rescued by local search and rescue teams who are out saving and helping people all day long. We are now at a member's home and have things up and running again. Everything is just fine!

We love your missionaries! They are amazing!

A Miracle of Miracles

I decided this week to go back one more time to our mission home which was destroyed by the flood. As I pulled into the driveway I was not expecting to feel the flood, yes the flood of emotions that went through me. I wept as I walked into what was the most beautiful home just two months ago and the spirit in the home which was so tangible. This was to be our home for the next three years and it had felt so peaceful. It was in a beautiful neighborhood with lots of gorgeous trees and pathways to walk or bike. There was a stabbing pain inside of me as I walked through the home that day. It didn't make any sense. What had just happened? Nothing in the home had belonged to us except for some sentimental things we had brought with us. Everything was gone. Although we had only lived there two months, it was as if I needed closure for some reason. I walked around still in shock of it all. The pictures below show what the mission hom...

From Wet to Dry and Dry is Good!

It has been much too long since I have posted anything and I am back to sharing our mission experiences. We are pretty much settled in the new mission home and it feels so good to have some sense of order in our lives. The flood bins are finally emptied out. We are very grateful for the support of so many who have helped us move in. The neighborhood is very friendly. Our first week here, a cute young couple from next door came over to welcome us into the neighborhood. They gave us a bottle of wine to welcome us. I thanked them for it and invited them in and we began to visit. I explained to them why we were here and if they had heard of our church before. He said yes and that he had worked with some members before and he knew we didn't drink wine so as they were leaving he said he would take it back. He was very kind about it. We have some amazing neighbors and are excited to be here. We ...

Day of Service

Today was an amazing day! Having a 30 minute Sacrament meeting was awesome followed by a day of service! The 14 missionaries which were in Lake Charles, LA have now been moved back to Vidor. So 8 of the 14 missionaries are back in their regular apartments in Vidor. The 6 missionaries from Beaumont will hopefully be moving back to Beaumont tomorrow or the next day. We still have a threesome from Orange who have been in Welsh, LA. and should be able to move back to their apartment on Tuesday. It has been quite eventful. Check out www.facebook.com/texashoustoneast for photos of today's service activities.

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