By Eleanor L. Colvin*Sept. 16, 2008 HOUSTON (UMNS)
United Methodist leaders in Texas feared the worst is yet to be discovered as they began touring churches and communities battered by Hurricane Ike and its 110-mph winds."The real question is, what is the damage in Galveston?" asked the Rev. Don Waddleton, a district superintendent whose oversight includes the barrier island community. "We cannot get in there to assess." Bishop Janice Riggle Huie, who leads the church's Texas Annual (regional) Conference, traveled to areas south and east of Houston Sept. 15-16, but authorities blocked her group from reaching Galveston, a city of 57,000 people with five United Methodist churches. Another 20 of the denomination's churches dot nearby areas in and around Freeport, Texas City, LaMarque and Baytown.Ike was the worst storm to hit Texas in 25 years and killed at least 40 people in 10 states, including 11 in Texas.Galveston was among the hardest hit. City government leaders have urged residents to stay away from the coastal community, saying the city is unsafe as a massive cleanup begins with no power and little clean drinking water...more>>
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