Hurricane Ike - 2008

Shortly following the arrival of Hurricane Ike we received a request from the Southern Baptist Convention that we host a Baptist Disaster Relief Team. They used our parking lot as a command center for their activities which included teams to remove sheetrock and to cut down trees and limbs that threaten lives and property. As of October 12th they had received over 150 requests for help and have completed over half of these requests. The 40-50 volunteers working out of our parking lot came from Indiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Mississippi. We asked the Lord to bless these wonderful people who volunteered their time and talents to come to the aid of our Island. It is overwhelming the love and care these men and women have shared with us and so many on the Island.

October 12, 2008: At our first Sunday worship service since Hurricane Ike hit Galveston Island members of one of the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Teams joined us for services. Here are some photos from that service.

October 14, 2008: While the SBC Disaster Relief Team was working out of our church, Immanuel provided a home cooked meal for them!

Disaster Relief Team members que up for an evening meal.

SBC Disaster Relief Team Effort - October 2008: Over 160 home owners on Galveston Island asked for help. The images here are just one example of the assistance provided by the team.

One of the SBC Disaster Relief Team helped Galveston Island Residents
Sheet rock is removed, dumped out the window into a waiting wheel barrow and then taken to the curb for pick up by the City of Galveston.
Appliances are removed from the building and placed on the curb for disposal.
This particular team was from Indiana. Others were from Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Mississipi. The equipment they used came from all over the country.

September/October 2008: Images from Galveston as Hurricane Ike prepared to visit our Island home and the afternath of the storm.
Images:(c) 2008 William Sargent, All Rights Reserved.