God’s Hands Assisting Victims of Hurricane Harvey
Read: Luke 10:25-37
The College Students and Young Adults of the GPUMC were passionate about assisting the families affected by the recent hurricanes. After investigating mission trip opportunities, the team accepted an invitation to Wesley United Methodist Church in Beaumont, Texas. With the generous support of the members of GPUMC, an RV was rented, tools were collected and borrowed, and the team set out for Texas.
The team connected with a family who needed our help. The Ray family home had been submerged during the flood and was at a stage in the rebuilding process where drywall was the next step. The team arrived and helped with insulation and drywall. A house with nothing but studs now had most of the exterior walls insulated and a large percentage of the exterior walls drywalled. Supplies were left to allow for completion of much of the remaining drywall work.
The mission turned the Ray family’s despair into joy. In the dark shell of their flood-torn house, Jimmy and Kecha Ray had lost hope, but they prayed to God, and He sent our team to be His hands.
At the client appreciation dinner, the Rays joined the team for a meal and worship. Kecha Ray spoke about the despair her family felt before the arrival of the team. She told the team they were truly “sent by God.”
After meeting our team and working with us to start the transformation of her home from a shell back into a home, Kecha was overjoyed. She asked us to join her on Facebook and she made a post about our support. She thanked us and God for our timely help. The text of her post is below. It refers to a ministry she completed in Michigan several years ago.
Kecha Ray’s Post About the GPUMC Mission:
Whenever you offer your hands to serve God, He will find a worthy purpose.
Tom Cobau
Read: Luke 10:25-37
The College Students and Young Adults of the GPUMC were passionate about assisting the families affected by the recent hurricanes. After investigating mission trip opportunities, the team accepted an invitation to Wesley United Methodist Church in Beaumont, Texas. With the generous support of the members of GPUMC, an RV was rented, tools were collected and borrowed, and the team set out for Texas.
The team connected with a family who needed our help. The Ray family home had been submerged during the flood and was at a stage in the rebuilding process where drywall was the next step. The team arrived and helped with insulation and drywall. A house with nothing but studs now had most of the exterior walls insulated and a large percentage of the exterior walls drywalled. Supplies were left to allow for completion of much of the remaining drywall work.
The mission turned the Ray family’s despair into joy. In the dark shell of their flood-torn house, Jimmy and Kecha Ray had lost hope, but they prayed to God, and He sent our team to be His hands.
At the client appreciation dinner, the Rays joined the team for a meal and worship. Kecha Ray spoke about the despair her family felt before the arrival of the team. She told the team they were truly “sent by God.”
After meeting our team and working with us to start the transformation of her home from a shell back into a home, Kecha was overjoyed. She asked us to join her on Facebook and she made a post about our support. She thanked us and God for our timely help. The text of her post is below. It refers to a ministry she completed in Michigan several years ago.
Kecha Ray’s Post About the GPUMC Mission:
“15 years ago, as a college student, God sent me to Michigan to serve and minister to a Deaf church for 10 weeks. Today, God sent a team of adults & college students from a church in Michigan to serve & minister to my family. No denying His hand when the ONLY team from outside of Texas is from Michigan, came prepared to hang insulation & drywall, and ends up at my house of all places. Thank you Rev. Ray McGee, Dar McGee, Tom Cobau, Eva Cobau, Joey Cobau, Olivia Randazzo, Jen & Michael J. Skalsky, all the donors from Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church, United Methodist Army, and Jan Nycum Ray for making the connection!!!! Jimmy Ray #JesusStrong”
Whenever you offer your hands to serve God, He will find a worthy purpose.
Tom Cobau
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