Prayer Mailing List: Flood relief Sonora

[Mark Krause (mkrause111]

>From our district Superintendent, Andy Smith

Dear Hill Country District Churches,

I spoke with Rev Bill Harris, pastor of First United Methodist Church in 
Sonora, TX today and he relayed the following information. He also said that he 
could be contacted directly at (512) 623-0333. If he cannot answer questions, 
he will direct to someone that can provide needed answers on immediate relief 
efforts.

The flash flood impacted the low lying area of town which is predominantly 
families in lower income and the working poor. Approximately 220 residences 
were impacted with as much as 4 to 6 feet of water in homes.

Work teams such as those from the UMC Early Response Teams trained by UMCOR are 
being mobilized in the RIo Texas UMC Annual Conference. A “loosely organized” 
group of city/county/church/non-profits volunteers in Sonora has emerged to 
help the County assess damage and begin arranging for “mucking out” damaged 
homes.

Donated Funds are being directed to The San Angelo Area Foundation.
http://www.saafound.org/

On-site cleanup labor coordination is through Tammy Fisher at  the Sutton 
County Civic Center.  Tammy can be reached at 202-468-5262


Material goods for recovery are not yet being accepted as there is no storage 
available. Cleanup supplies would be accepted, but a phone call needs to come 
first to make arrangements.

Thanks for your inquiry and feel free to pass this email along to any 
interested partners.

Paul

Rev Paul Harris
Pastor 
Hunt UMC

   
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May God bless you and yours abundantly.
Pastor Mark Krause1st UMC Mertzon
PO Box 583
105 West Juanita Ave.
Mertzon, TX. 76941

325-315-6659cell 830-486-6526