Fall 2017
Peace in the Storm
This hurricane season, Hurricane Harvey paid an
unexpected visit to the Gulf Coast of Texas and
overstayed its welcome, dumping a record rainfall of +50
inches in the Southeast Houston area. In the Bacliff
community, approximately 150 homes received damage
from flooding. Many of LCM’s neighbors lost a week or
more of income due to wide-scale flooding and shut-
downs because of the hurricane. Even with the damage,
our community has also become a home to many
displaced families from Hurricane Harvey. Since opening
our doors on August 30 th , LCM has served 435
households with over $36,000 in immediate assistance.
As the Bacliff community begins to mend, LCM is
transitioning our focus to long term recovery. LCM’s
mission of “building relationships through service” has
been exemplified through the response Hurricane
Harvey. Several of LCM’s neighbors, including two
graduates from our educational scholarship program, are
among those who have experienced devastation from the
storm, having lost their homes and most of their
possessions—but no one is walking the road of recovery
alone. While sitting among the storm debris from her
home, one of our graduate students remarked “I know it
seems crazy to say this, but I have never felt so blessed in
all my life.” God has been present in the storm and He is
present in the aftermath. We are grateful for the
opportunity to be His hands and feet in the restoration of
homes and lives after Harvey.
At LCM we often talk to our neighbors in crisis
about God knowing our every need and that He is our
great provider—this was evident in the way that the Lord
has made great provision for LCM through this time of
Hurricane Recovery. He went before us and prepared us
when He made it possible for LCM to purchase the
property behind LCM just a few months prior to Harvey,
giving us a place to collect, sort, and store hurricane
donations. His provision has also come in the form of
generous donations of goods and financial support from
LCM supporters and community members. The
outpouring of support from far and wide is
unprecedented.
Special thanks to Indorama for their $20,000 grant to start
out Harvey recovery fund. If you would like to be part of
LCM’s Harvey long-term recovery team as a volunteer,
please contact [email protected].