Flooding Continues to Threaten South-Central Texas
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
Under threats of more flooding due to persistent rainfall over south-central Texas, search-and-rescue crews and volunteers continue to scour the banks of the Guadalupe River for those who are still missing after the river swept campers, houses, vehicles, people, and pets downstream this past weekend.
The Kerr County, TX, government website reported the Guadalupe River crested at 39 feet or more in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025, surpassing the county’s second biggest flood in modern times in 1987. The county has issued a Declaration of Disaster, and because of the imminent threat of more flooding, those who are near creeks, streams, and the Guadalupe River were instructed to move to higher ground.
San Angelo, TX, approximately 150 miles northwest of Kerrville, was also hard hit by flooding. A Calvary San Angelo attendee reported that several of her family members were directly impacted by the flooding, losing their home, vehicles, belongings, and a dog in the torrential waters. The family was rescued from trees and the roof of a neighbor’s trailer by the local sheriff’s department. Already responding to their immediate needs, the congregation remains committed to helping with clean-up measures as well.
On Sunday, Calvary San Angelo Pastor Robert Bigouette prayed with his congregation, asking for God’s guidance as they seek to help their community, “Help us to remember this is why we share the Gospel with people. This is why we tell people today is the day of salvation. Now is the time, because no one knows what tomorrow will bring."
For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2
At least 90 people have died in the flash flooding, including 28 children. At Camp Mystic in Kerr County, where about 700 children were camping over the weekend, there are 10 people still missing. Of those who lost their lives, 27 of them were campers and counselors from the nearly century-old Christian camp. In a video circulating on social media, the girls, rescued by helicopter and military trucks from the deluged camp, clearly impacted by the horrendous event, sang worship songs to God as they were bussed to the nearby reunification center in Ingram, TX.
Staff and equipment have been deployed to the region by Samaritan’s Purse, and other governmental entities, local and state, as well as volunteer organizations have responded to the efforts. Ongoing recovery measures, such as clearing debris and reopening roads, will facilitate future restorative plans which remain to be fully assessed at this time. Please continue to pray for the responders, volunteers, and those affected by this tragedy.
Girls rescued from the flooding at Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp along the Guadalupe River, were transported by military trucks.
South San Gabriel River Bridge in Georgetown, TX, was closed after the river crested to around 31 feet.
Search-and-rescue efforts continue along the Guadalupe River strewn with massive piles of debris and vehicles.
A riverfront home, devastated by the flash flooding, sits among the debris forced along by the surging waters.
A car, carried along by the raging current, was left on top of a fence along a riverbank.
Distraught campers were reunited with their families at nearby Ingram Elementary School.
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