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The Uninvited Rescue Fleet

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When Hurricane Harvey stalled over Houston in August 2017, Marcus and Elena Ruiz climbed to their second floor on Tidwell Road and waited. They had...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10.

When Hurricane Harvey stalled over Houston in August 2017, Marcus and Elena Ruiz climbed to their second floor on Tidwell Road and waited. They had ignored the evacuation warnings. Marcus told Elena they could handle it — they had weathered storms before. He never called for help. But on the third morning, with four feet of water swallowing their first floor, a flat-bottomed boat appeared on their street.…

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Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10

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