Texas Project

In the fall of 2008, parts of southeastern Texas were hit hard by Hurricanes Gustav & Ike.
In the towns of West Orange, Orangefield and Bridge City, Texas (near the Louisiana/Texas border), there were just over 5,000 houses flooded as result of Hurricane Ike.
Much like those families effected from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many were left homeless without knowing exactly what to do. The majority of these homes are repairable, but, so far, it has been a slow and difficult process of recovery.
Last month (April 20-22), I went down to southeast Texas and looked at a mission site where we’ll be helping folks recover from Hurricane Ike. It went very well.
Two guys from Kentucky flew down with me and two others from Indiana drove down.
While there, we were able to look around at the project site and meet with Garry Jones, Director of Real Life Ministries of Louisiana.
This summer, Teen Mission is partnering with RLM in helping with their first-ever “Project Home” project.
Through this project, our Mission Journey teams will be building a brand new home for widow and her daughter in Orange, TX, who lost their home to Hurricane Ike.
Two work groups have already laid the foundation and sub-floor. The first summer group will begin with framing.
In all, we’ll have four teams working on the project in Texas this summer. They are:

Driftwood Christian Church (Vallonia, IN)
Quincy (KY) Church of Christ
Broadway Christian Church (Lexington, KY)
Arundel (MD) Christian Church

Most of our teams will be staying at the First Christian Church in Orangefield, TX (Jim Hardwick, minister).
They have a nice facility with a kitchen and restrooms/showers.
Our backup facility will be a mobile home (unit #5) in Orange, TX, along with the West Orange Christian Church (Bobby Granger, minister).
If you’d like to help with this project or simply want more information, please contact us right away.

In Him,
Greg Herriford (Teen Mission, USA)