As I am writing this, it is raining again - already 3" in the rain gauge. Hunt/Ingram responders/helpers evacuated, Walmart and HEB closed, everyone asked to stay home.
I understand the politics of this, but we ares till finding the dead and frankly, we don't have time to point fingers right now. There are too many people with real needs, black, white, brown. No one gives a damn, we are just trying to fill needs.
When you see burly men out searching for the dead and they find a 6 month old baby that has been dead for several days and these men are broken and crying by what they have seen - that is what we care about now. When you have single moms come to our warehouse and need diapers and wipes for their baby and ask to take 5-10 diapers because they know there are others that need - that is what we care about now. By the way, we gave her several boxes of supplies - we have plenty.
I see a community that is caring for their own - thousands of people locally, nationally and other countries. The crew at Mercy Chefs told us that they have never see a response like this to a disaster. I thank God for all the help and for the ability to help my fellow west Kerr neighbors. WKH