HAYS COUNTY FLOOD INFORMATION |
Howdy, all. I hope this message finds you safe, secure and dry. Please take a moment to pray for all of those affected by the flooding this past weekend. |
There is a lot of information flying out there, so I thought I'd come up with a blog to steer people in the right direction if you’re interested in volunteering or donating to Flood Relief. I’m going to place some information up top… then I wrote a little update from what’s been going on in my head the last few days… thanks for indulging me with that…
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer
Centers are open San Marcos and Wimberley,
Wimberley Volunteer Reception Service,
Cypress Creek Church , 211 Stillwater, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Cypress Creek Church , 211 Stillwater, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
SM Volunteer Center (512.753.2320)
San Marcos Plaza Park, 206 C.M.Allen Parkway, 8 a.m. - 5 pm
Coordinated by City of San Marcos, Hays County, and AmeriCorps
San Marcos Plaza Park, 206 C.M.Allen Parkway, 8 a.m. - 5 pm
Coordinated by City of San Marcos, Hays County, and AmeriCorps
If
you have large equipment and supplies to volunteer, e-mail
hayscofloods@col.hays.tx.us
Donation Opportunities
Hays County:
United Way of Hays
County - link
Hays County Food Bank:
Locations accepting
donations:
Barton Middle School
located at 4950 Jack C. Hays Trail in Buda
Wallace Middle School
located at 1500 West Center in Kyle
Chapa Middle School
located at 3311 Dacy Lane in Kyle
Cabela's located at
15570 S. IH-35 in Buda
Katherine Anne Porter
School located at 515 FM 2325 in Wimberley
Some Websites to visit:
Hays County:
Hays County Emergency Response
- http://haysinformed.com/
San Marcos:
Flood Resources/Updates
via the City of San Marcos: http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/index.aspx?page=1267
Wimberley:
Updates via the City
of Wimberley: http://www.cityofwimberley.com/
PRAYERS AND REFLECTIONS
By Sean Claes
May 27, 2015
I had a chance to talk with an individual (I didn’t catch his name) who was helping clean things from a friend’s father’s home in San Marcos and he said something that really stuck to my core. He said “It's amazing how something we rely on to provide and sustain life can also be the thing that can destroy all in its path."
Every time I see a photo of the devastation in Wimberley, San Marcos, and Austin I think of those words. I wonder how can we see God amidst all of the destruction? Perhaps the answer lies within the first responders. The people who put their lives on the line to help those in need. The individuals who have donated to Flood Relief in the form of volunteering, monetary donations, clothing, cleaning supplies, or prayers and hugs. The outpouring of support that this community has received from those who are able to help. The hands and feet of Christ. I look at the faces of those who are giving selflessly to support those who need it most. It’s then that I am certain that God is good, all the time… and all the time God is Good.
Remembering the Beauty. San Marcos River at the San Marcos Mill Tract (2011) |
I cannot fathom what
people who lost their loved ones, homes, and cherished memories are going
through right now, but I do know they are loved and they have felt that love
through the actions of people like you and I who are doing what we can to
assist.
It’s amazing how the
love of God can turn something that has destroyed all in its path into
something that we can rely on to sustain our lives.
At Randall Vetter Park (2013). Photo by Marlee Claes |