-Disaster Assistance-Bastrop,Tx-Photo below is volunteers getting ready to start cleanup of burned house.

-Disaster Assistance-Bastrop,TX-

Below photo is a group of volunteers getting their equipment before heading out to help homeowner cleanup fire damage. You to can come and help.

-Disaster Assistance-Bastrop,TX-Today we received another semi load of supplies.

Bastrop, TX

Sysco brought us a ref-truck and left it here for us to use. Having them deliver supplies saves me about 2 hours a day that I don't have to go to Walmart or Sams.

Cleanup work is starting off very slowly. The heat may have something to do with it. Weather forecast today says it will be 101 here in Bastrop, Tx. We have served 3772 meals and over 700 families have been help at the distribution center here at Bastrop CoC.

Disaster Assistance-Bastrop, TX

As of last night 650 families have been help here at the Bastrop CoC distribution center.

Well mans best friend will be eating good. We just received 30 pallets of dog food.

Volunteers from League City CoC. They came and helped us in all areas today.

Photo below is of the new tent just setup to store furniture in until families can use it.

Disaster Assistance Bastrop, TX

We served 506 meals today. Photo below is of the singing service that was attended by many area churches here at Bastrop CoC tonight.

Re-Arranging the distribution center

260 Meals served yesterday and a 70'x30' tent setup to store supplies

Registration Desk Here at Bastrop CoC

Don's Devotional

It is written, "For unto us was the gospel preached as well as unto them, but the word preached did not profit them not being mixed with faith in them that heard it". James describes faith as obedient, caring, working faith. James 2:14-24. We can determine to grow in faith as we strive to know the "Great I Am" thru His word in the bible. This determinate study can help us know God and to know He knows us. Ps.139:10&23. Phil.3:10. Obedient, caring working faith...It is written, " For it is. God which works in you, both to will to do His good pleasure". What an honor! What a privilege!

Well we got everything setup here at the Bastrop CoC. A lot of families got to go back to see there homes for the first time today. Now the cleanup begins.

We have served 1500 meals so far. Tomorrow we will be moving everything to the Bastrop CoC. They received another semi load of food and other supplies today. We need your help.

I have been trying to get things setup to better help everyone. I am going to be moving our mobile headquarters to the Bastrop Church of Christ in Bastrop, TX on Thursday. Starting this Friday we will be able to use volunteers there to do many different things (meal prep, supply distribution, help people clean there homes and deliver meals out into the community. ...Just let me know when you want to come and how many is coming. If you want to spend the night bring air mattress or cot, there is men's and lady's shower. When you get there just check in with me at the Disaster Assistance Mobile Headquarters.
Address is 287 FM 20, Bastrop TX.

I took below photo with my phone on the way to Bastrop it was a chocolate factory

Just finished meeting with Elders at Bastrop CoC. We are going to start providing meals for them tomorrow and they are going to start compiling information for us about individuals that need help cleaning up their homes so we can send volunteers out.

Just had meeting with Fire Department Bastrop Co.(Smithville, TX) and starting tomorrow we will be providing 100 dinners for them each evening in edition to the other meals we are doing.

Photo below is the list that is posted on the wall daily where families find
out weather there home has been burned by the fires.

Photos below are of the registration desk handled by the Texas Guard and of people having lunch here at the Rec Center. Everyone one staying here at the center must wear special wrist band that is scanned when they enter and leave building.

Today we served 500 meals to Fire Fighters, Emergency Personal, Police, People affected by fires and volunteers. We had aprox. 50 volunteers helping with meals,
the Rec Center and at the Distribution Center. Very busy day. We need your help with
funds to keep this work going.

Texas Fires Update

I have arrived in Smithville, TX. We have the mobile headquarters setup at the
Rec. Center in Smithville, 106 Royston. I have been in meetings the past 5 hrs
getting updated on what the needs are. We can use volunteers starting tomorrow
and lasting for several weeks. If you or a group would like to come just send me
email with the dates and how many will be coming. We also will be cooking meals
for Fire Fighters, Emergency Personal, Police, People affected by fires and volunteers (breakfast, lunch and dinner) so we are going to be busy.

Here are the three things we need Prayers, Volunteers and Funds to keep this work
going.


Don’s Devotional
Personal evangelism can be more than just door knocking, more than teaching a bible lesson, more than visitation. For me personal evangelism is caring and sharing the gospel at every opportunity. It has been said, "people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care, and they don't know how much you care until they know how much you share." It is written, "Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward". God can do great things with just a small drink of water and God can do great things with my little.

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, ..." Matt. 25:35

Thanks in advance for all your help

Texas Fires

The need in Smithville, We are going to provide lunches this Saturday than on Sunday it will be breakfast and dinner. A number of churches and other businesses are providing them now. I will be meeting with the area command center and deciding how to proceed. They have 120 people staying at the Rec Center now and that number is expected to go up to 250 as they move more people in from other shelters.

Tuscaloosa

On going work in Tuscaloosa-Kerry Richardson
Was privileged yesterday to spend some time at noon attending a ribbon cutting for the first Habitat for Humanity house completed in Holt. The Central and Northport congregations furnished the appliances for the home and helped with organizing the food. This is but one of the HfH houses we will be helping with says Kerry