The Promises After the Storm

In September 2017, Hurricane Harvey dumped over fifty inches of rain on Houston. In the flooded neighborhoods of Meyerland and Kashmere Gardens, strangers in flat-bottom boats pulled families from rooftops. Churches became shelters. Volunteers served thousands of hot meals. And in those waterlogged days, something shifted. Neighbors who had never spoken exchanged phone numbers. Families who had drifted from faith packed into makeshift worship services and prayed with a sincerity that surprised even themselves.…