Iowa Flood Relief Trip
by Elizabeth Martin
When Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans almost three years ago, God already had a plan to use the lessons learned from that disaster to benefit others in another part of the country.
July 3-7 a group of 10 from Castle Rock Community Church headed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to share expertise and experience as we helped a woman recover from the worst flood in the city’s history. Friday, June 13, 2008 the Cedar River, which runs through the heart of the city, gushed out of its banks and exceeded the 500-year flood plain. It reached 19 feet higher than the worst flood on record which took place in 1929.
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