Hurricane Isaias Cleanup

On Friday October 9th, Hurricane Isaias made landfall between Destin and Pensacola in Florida as a Category 2 storm. Below are links to the story of my deployment with the Disaster Relief Chainsaw Team of Texans on Missions from Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, a suburb of Houston.

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup: Day 1

I had relaxed when the Houston weather feeds confidently claimed that Hurricane Isaias would not impact Texas. However, on Thursday…

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup Day 2

When tens of thousands of people are impacted by a hurricane, I have wondered what one crew of volunteers can…

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup Day 4

Today, the weather changed to cool and crisp while the opportunities to serve remained. We cleared fallen trees at two…

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup Day 5

We joined the host church for Sunday morning worship. The congregants were asking each other how they had fared in…

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup Day 6

The first night in our new dormitory thankfully resulted in a good night’s sleep. The longer walk to get coffee…

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup Day 7

My last day 😞. Unfortunately, I had to leave early from this deployment to head out on another adventure. It…

Hurricane Isaias Cleanup Day 8

The blog continues even though I have left! The content below is from another team member, Dyson Clapp. Today we…