Around the country hearts are breaking for the families of the Texas flood victims who have lost their lives.
More than two dozen young girls attending a Christian camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country have been found dead after flood waters swept them from their cabins early on Friday morning. An additional ten are missing.
In all, at least 82 people lost their lives in the floods. Steve Tybor, President and CEO of Eight Days of Hope, says his disaster relief ministry is anxious to get started.
“We just can't rush into an area where search and rescue is still going on. So, do we expect to be there? Absolutely. Will it be today or tomorrow or the next day? We don't know,” Tybor says.
He talks about while the majority of the media coverage has understandably been on the loss of the Mystic campers, other camps and small towns in the area were affected.
“We also know that the flooding was more than just a 5 or 10-mile area, and so this is going to be a marathon. There's no quick fix here. This is going to be a journey and it's going to be a humbling journey,” Tybor explains.
He says they'll go where they're needed most.
“We've never responded to a flood or tornado or hurricane where dozens of children lost their lives. But right now, we're praying and believing that God's going to allow Eight Days of Hope to be part of the healing process,” Tybor says.
Meanwhile, a survivor of the Texas flood is sharing his harrowing story.
Speaking to Fox News Channel, Christian Fell discussed the terrifying details surrounding his narrow escape from the fatal flood.
"At 3 a.m., I wake up to the sound of thunder outside, and I don't really think too much of it. I just roll over and try to go back to sleep. And I started hearing these really strange noises coming from deeper in the house, and originally, I thought someone broke into the house. So, I get up and swing my feet over the side of the bed, and that's when I realized I was standing in water."
The survivor continued by saying how he tried to open the door only for a wall of water to rush him, bringing the water to about his waist.
“And I retreat. I try to go back to my bedroom, and by this point, there's furniture floating, and I'm having to crawl over it to get through the doorways. I finally get back to the bedroom, and I try to throw all my belongings onto the air mattress cause it's floating."
Fell says that it was crazy, not knowing how he made any the decisions that he did.
"I tried to open another door, and that wouldn't budge. And then I just kind of saw the window was broken, and that was just kind of a light bulb moment. I went outside and just held on to the side of the building."
As for his survival, Fell gives credit to God for saving him.
