Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: July 28, 2016

PRESBYTERY OF THE NEW COVENANT, TEXAS - It has been roughly a year of endless flooding for parts of Texas, challenging volunteers in their cleanup efforts. The seriousness of the high water took on new meaning last month with the deadly flooding near Fort Hood that claimed the lives of nine soldiers. Swift flooding swept the soldiers’ 2 1/2-ton vehicle from a low-water crossing. Three soldiers were rescued.

“The challenge is the repeat flooding. When you have a hurricane, it’s usually one and done. It may hit once in an area and then wait another 10 years before it hits again,” said Jim Ellor, state coordinator for floods with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team. “We’ve had one flood after another to the point where we are beginning to name all of our floods based on holidays. There was the Memorial Day Flood, Easter Flood and so on.”

Ellor adds that disaster response groups have been responding as best they can under the circumstances ...

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