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HARVEY UPDATE: Dickinson First Presbyterian a hub for flood and spiritual recovery

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HARVEY UPDATE: Dickinson First Presbyterian a hub for flood and spiritual recovery

(Photo: The Rev. Kathy Sebring leads services outside of flood-damaged First Presbyterian Church of Dickinson, Texas, on Sept. 3. 2017. See the Houston Chronicle’s coverage of the services here.) Record rainfall from Hurricane Harvey brought five feet of water into First Presbyterian Church of Dickinson, Texas — along with some unwanted visitors in the form […]

Flood-impacted families waited a long time for this week to come

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Flood-impacted families waited a long time for this week to come

When Cathy Wagner’s 13-year-old grandson got home from school on Wednesday, he stopped in his tracks and smiled. When she asked him what was wrong, he just kept smiling and responded: “WE”VE GOT WALLS, NANNY! WE CAN GO HOME SOON!” Cathy and her husband David, a Vietnam veteran, used much of their life savings to […]