In Victoria and Cuero, Texas, volunteers help with construction projects organized by jean and Dale Peercy. All volunteers are welcome, but those with electrical and sheet rock skills are especially needed. Also in demand are good listeners. When you go through a disaster, there's a great need to tell your story time and again. Volunteers include vacationing couples who donate a weekend as well as youth groups on servant projects.
Churches are present in the affected communities before, during and after the disaster.
Agencies such as Lutheran Social Services of the South, who locally manage LDR efforts, work to equip congregations for the long haul. Long-term response is possible because of volunteer and financial support. Although the floods are no longer big news, the opportunity for ministry is as great as ever - in Texas as well as other LDR disaster sites like North Carolina and Oklahoma.