This week, a multi-vehicle convoy of supplies left the Crossroads area—organized by members of Parkway Church (Victoria, Port Lavaca, and Cuero), Lifeway Church, and Cuero Community Hospital, along with local partners like Alamo Lumber. We were simply the stewards of this community’s overwhelming generosity.
With seven vehicles in our convoy—including a Cuero Hospital transport ambulance and a firefighter escort arranged by Cuero Fire Chief Billy Fowler—we departed to deliver urgently needed supplies to flood victims in Central Texas. It was a humbling and powerful moment to witness people waving and cheering in every small town from Cuero through Gonzales and beyond.
Our first stop was a warehouse in Marble Falls, where Cuero Hospital dropped supplies. As we continued toward Kerrville, we stopped to pray— asking God to direct us to the people who needed it most. At that exact moment, we met a woman from the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief team who was alone and had no supplies but knew of families in desperate need in Leander. She prayed over us and gave us the address. Following her lead, we journeyed through narrow roads, rickety bridges, and steep hill country terrain—pulling donated trailers from Port Lavaca—and found ourselves on an 18-mile stretch of devastation. The first thing we saw was a lone cardboard sign that read, “We need supplies.” They were out of water. We spent the remainder of the day setting up relief stations along that stretch, even one in a horse trailer.
One of the things that struck me the most was the individuals who came alone, a young missionary from Dallas, a landscaper from Houston, and even one young man who previously attended Victoria East, each like us just wanting to do something- anything to help. The next morning, we encountered search and rescue teams with cadaver dogs along the embankment of our first station where they located remains in the trees—we were told possibly the Goddaughter of the horse trailer. Still an active, tragic scene.
Later, while making our way home, we took a wrong turn and encountered a county commissioner walking the area who led us to a mother, eight months pregnant with several children, with no water, no food, no electricity. We gave her everything we had left. I’ve never experienced God’s presence so clearly and powerfully in my lifetime. We weren’t the leaders—we were the stewards of a blessing that originated with the Crossroads community. And this is just the beginning.
We promised the families we met that we would return. Their needs are many: generators, heavy-duty walkie-talkies, extension cords, dehumidifiers, water, food, and volunteers for cleanup and rebuilding. Many have no insurance and are living in silence with no power, no communication, and no way to ask for help. We’re organizing now for our return mission.
If you can help or contribute, we will personally ensure these resources go directly to the people who need them. No red tape—just real hope, real help, delivered by people who love Jesus and love their neighbors.
Jeni Garrett and team Parkway Church 361-649-4107
