Bishop Dorff talks with a local fireman and Rev. Paul Harris(right) of Cedar Creek UMC
Conference Videographer Randy Mahoney tapes the Emergency Response Teams in action
Early Response Team member digging through what remains of a home destroyed by fire
Bishop Dorff posses for a picture with folks from FUMC New Braunfels who brought lunch to FUMC Bastrop. FUMC Bastrop has been serving lunch to the community since the fires broke out
Senior Pastor Karen Boehk (right) & Associate Pastor Elizabeth Wright (center) of FUMC Smithville, discuss with Bishop Dorff the needs of people that have visited the Food Distribution Center the church has setup for fire victims
Spicewood fire (close to Bee Creek UMC) destroyed most of an RV park. Here the cleanup begins by removing a burned out car from the entrance to the park
Of Food,Clothing and Water. Warehouses and churches in the Bastrop area have been filled up. Monetary donations are still very much needed. Especially with news that up to 50% of homes destroyed did not have any insurance.
Watch Bishop Dorff tell you how you can donate money, GO HERE
Bishop Dorff and Rev. Val Sansing of Covenant UMC, at Cedar Creek UMC. Rev. Sansing was helping provide Pastoral Care
Bishop Dorff visits with the kitchen crew at Cedar Creek UMC making lunch for the first responders that were stil fighting the fires
Bishop Dorff visits a home totally destroyed by the fire. Emergency Response Team members helped with cleanup and sifting for any vaulables
Homeowner who lost everything in the fire, sifts through what remains to look for jewelry
Bishop Dorff visits FUMC Smithville where they are distributing non-perishable food to fire victims
These young girls dropped off toys for victims of the fire at the FUMC Smithville Food Distribution Center
Bishop Dorff visits with Senior Pastor Laura Heikes (center w/brown shirt) and two members of Bee Creek UMC about the fire damage at the RV park behind them
This sign hangs on one of the few houses that did not get destroyed by fire in a neighborhood outside of Bastrop
