Congregants from churches across Kerrville, Texas, got back to services on Sunday even as another flood watch brought search and rescue operations to a halt.
Parishioners at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kerrville huddled together under umbrellas and stepped through puddles on their way inside as another downpour drenched the region.
Just nine days earlier, another storm assaulted the region of Central Texas and led the Guadalupe River to overflow.
Rev. Bert Baetz, the rector at Saint Peter’s, said his parish is here to support the community for the long haul: "We’re not leaving. We’re committed to the emotional, spiritual, material, mental needs that will arise. We’re not leaving."
Baetz added that the people of Kerrville will need support for months to come, and his parish will provide any it can.