Caring for Communities ... PDA

July 6, 2025 Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - In the midst of crises and catastrophic events, PDA is the emergency and refugee program of PC(USA) whose core budget is funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing and through generous donors through designated gifts.

Through giving, acting, praying, and being witness to the healing love of Christ, the work with responders during active disasters, training for preparedness and long-term recovery efforts are paramount. View the PDA website for details of the work and how to help, and connect with Mission Presbytery for updated details on the rapid flooding in the Texas Hill Country, including the Zoom prayer service (Meeting ID: 858 8540 0337; Passcode: 993943) this evening, Sunday, 7/06/25, 5:00 p.m. CDT.

A prayer from PDA:

Good and Gracious God,

We come before you with humble hearts, overwhelmed by the catastrophic floods in parts of our Mission Presbytery and beyond.

We thank you for the lives saved in the midst of this devastation.

We grieve with those who have lost their loved ones. Comfort and console them, O God!

We pray for those who have lost their homes, businesses, and cherished belongings.

Hear our prayers, O Lord!

As the community prepares to rebuild, we pray for strength and resilience.

Grant us all a generous heart, so that we may rally the resources needed to rebuild our flooded communities.

We trust in your faithfulness, dear God, even in the midst of devastation.

Bless all who work for relief and restoration. And may your peace, which passes understanding, guard the hearts and minds of those who suffer.

May our response reflect your love for all people and all creation, and thus bring honor and glory to your holy name.

We pray all these in the name of Jesus Christ, our Risen Lord!

Amen!

July 4, 2025, Texas Hill Country along the Guadalupe River during flash floods in Kerrville, Texas