Midweek Mission Moment 7/16/25

I am so grateful for Pastor David's leadership in our Kerrville community and most especially in our faith community. Please continue to pray for him and our entire staff as we are committed to serve those hurting and affected most by this tragedy.

We have an amazing community and it is so heartwarming to see how everyone is working together to help our neighbors in need. We have an even more amazing God and we continue to lean into the peace and love and grace that only Christ can provide.

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and for being the hands and feet of Christ. We are blessed to be able to serve others at a time such as this.

Blessings, Beth

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Rev. Laura Heikes from Myers Park United Methodist interviewed our very own Rev. David Payne about the flooding in our county.

If you would like to watch the interview, click the link below.

Watch the Video

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From Jane Davis...
I am praying for you this morning…

Grief. Exhaustion. Courage. Strength. Grace. Hope.

So many feelings…

They swirl around in our heads, and cycle around, again and again.

GRIEF overtakes us at unexpected times, in unpredictable ways. It’s important for all of us to experience it in our own way, and not push it down. It’s a normal feeling when tragedy strikes.

EXHAUSTION…from worry, lack of sleep, working until you can’t lift one foot in front of the other.

COURAGE to do the unexpected. To go the extra mile. To go places you don’t want to go…but have to.

STRENGTH…that inner power, that only the Holy Spirit can give. Strength to go on. To move forward. To look up.

GRACE. When feelings surface, and loving forgiveness is waiting.

HOPE. No matter how the events of the past week have affected all of us, we all need to focus on the hope we have in Jesus, and His eternal presence with us, every minute.

Let’s focus on the last one today…hope. Hope that the lost will be found. Hope that families will be comforted and find some peace. Hope that the thousands of amazing search, rescue and recovery workers will have what they need today. Hope for the countless volunteers providing whatever is needed, when it’s needed. Hope for tomorrow and the tomorrow’s to come, as our beautiful Hill Country becomes beautiful again.

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles…”
Isaiah 40:31

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UMCOR TRAINING

As the flood waters recede, we will activate our Early Response Teams to come in and help with cleaning up and securing the areas affected. 

HOW TO REGISTER:
1. Register for Zoom Training:

REGISTER HERE!

2. Prior to the date of training, you MUST complete the following prerequisites:

• Complete a background check. Please forward submission of background check to [email protected].
• Send a photo for your badge - e-mail to [email protected] (plain color background, no glare if wearing glasses, no hats)​
• Send in the $15 fee for the class if you are able (Nobody will be denied training due to the inability to pay, but we do ask that you let us know, so we can keep the accounting correct). CashApp, Venmo, Paypal, and checks accepted.

EMAIL HERE

Follow Rio Texas Disaster Relief or www.riotexasresponse.org for current updates.

NOTE: We will be hosting the second part of the training on Saturday, July 19 at 8am at KFUMC activity center (assembly room and gym) After this in person training, we will go over what are the next steps. 

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