Aftermath of Hurricane Ike

There is not much information on the news about the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and I am afraid that the help they need will not be coming from the faith based organizations when Red Cross and FEMA pull out. Palm Beach Baptist Church will be keeping in touch with officials of Galveston and several of the churches in that area in order to get the word out since the news is under the radar of most people with all the politics and wallstreet news. There are several people still missing as you can see below and many who have lost everything. Let's see what we all can do to help build this city back and it's people - I will keep you posted!

The following are considered missing by their family members or their whereabouts are otherwise unknown:

Galveston Island
MISSING:

Adley, Tom
Allen, AJ
Allen, Betty
Allen, Carolyn
Allen, Jackie
Allen, Kim
Allen, Regina
Allen, Rosalyn
Alonso, Olivia
Alvarez, Frances
Alvarez, Hector
Anderson, Tom and Asa
Anderson, Cory
Armentrout, Joe
Arrambide, Marion (Port Bolivar)
Ashmore, Dee
Asocar, Gilbert
Asocar, Margie
Asocar, Roger
Auzston, Mike
Ballesteros, Antonia
Bangle, James
Baty, Mark (Texas City)
Baty, Matthew
Baty, Melvin
Baty, Michael
Beaird, Suzanne and Richard
Bell Family
Berry, Edmond
Best, Julie
Best, Mike
Billiot, Helen
Bittner, Devon
Brewster, Carl
Brick, Pauline
Brown, Darrell and Rodney
Brock, Margo
Brown, Mary
Brown, Tom
Brown, Willette
Bruner, Becky (Crystal Beach)
Bruner, Robert (Crystal Beach)
Buggey, Krista
Buggey, Townsend
Buss, Wayne
Campbell, Ray
Campos, Alex
Campos, Carlos
Campos, Lalo
Campos, Rita
Campos, Suzie
Campos family (other members)
Carr, Jimbo
Carra, Bobbie
Carra, Jim
Carrera, Juan and family
Chambers, Dorice
Chapman, Addison
Chapman, Danielle
Chapman, Joel
Claypole, Connie
Claypole, Gary
Cleveland, Brother (Island Church)
Coker, Sonya
Conti, Shirley
Cooper, Ronald
Crawford, Chelsea
Crawford, Eric
Crawford, Jana
Curly and family (no last name given)
Dagg, Bill
Dagg, Kathleen
Damstorm, Harvey
Danielle and two sons (no last name given)
Darras, Jackie
Darras, Patia
Davis, Don
Deadrick, William
Deadrick, Emily
Deharde, George
Deharde, Pat
De La Cruz, Joey
De La Cruz, Julie
Dickerson, Velma Rae (Crystal Beach)
Dort, Robert (deceased)
Dues, John Jr. and Annie
Dustin, Albert
Edwards, Barbara and family
Francis, Angie and two children
Gabriles, Delores
Gabriles, Jim
Gallagher, Joe
Garcia, Delores
Garibay, Tammy
Garibay, William
Garza, Danny
Gilbert, Stacy
Gilliam, Ray
Gobert, Beatrice
Gomez, Willie
Gonzalez, Rosendo Jr.
Gonzalez, Zachary
Graham, Denise
Graham, Jeff
Graham, Wardell
Gray, Alice
Gray, Charlie
Gray, Charles Frederick
Haley, Eugenia and family
Hanley, Gary
Harper, Karren
Harper, Marissa
Harper, Valerie
Harris, Frances
Harrison, Allen
Haynes, Franklin
Hester, Amber
Hill, Pierce Jr.
Hollis, Grace
Holloway, Rick and kids
Holloway, TJ and kids
Holmes, Doretha
Horn, Francis
Horton, Skyla
Horton, Symone
Horton, Tonya
Hudson, Charles
Jackson, AJ and Lou
Jackson, David
Jackson, Lena and family
Jackson, Thelma and daughter
James, Lucious Jr.
James, Williette
Jaramillo, Marco
Johnson, Clara
Johnson, Jaquita
Jones, Damon
Joubert, Aundrea and family
Jurique, EB? Josh? and family
Karilanovic, Dorothy
Keele, Sybil
Kirby, Johnny
Kokelic, Marie
Krivokipich, Michele
Kuehne, Ashley
Kupsa, Michael and girlfriend Michelle
Kwasnaza, Judy
Lee, Dean
Lee, Donald and son
Lee, Samantha
Legator, Donna and Kim
Legg, Rusty
Lemons, Angela
Levine, Charles
Levine, Susan
Lewis Family
Lewis, Rebecca
Loomis, Andrew
Luna, Mario and family
Luna, Rosa and family
Luza, Katie
Luza, Leslie
Lyons, Electa and family
Lyons, Sandra
Manago, Shawna and kids
McCorkle, Peggy
McCourt, Barbara
Mendoza, Bianca
Mendoza, Javier
Mendoza, Maria
Mendoza, Veronica
Mendoza family (other members)
Middleton, Lester
Miller, Perry (critically injured in fire)
Monford, Paul and mom and sister
Montemayor, Karen
Montemayor, Steve
Moore, Ray
Moran, Kevin
Moran, Sean
Moran, Yolanda and sister
Moseley, Charles
Moseley, Rita
Moser, Nena
Narkin, Paul
Narkin, Victoria
Niven, Donald
Oatis, Richard
Ochoa, Crystal
Parra, Candelaria
Parra, Jose
Parris, Geraldine
Parris, Eneizer
Pena, Bertha
Pepper, Cookie
Pepper, Lloyd
Perdiz, Crystal
Perdiz, Melencio
Peterson, Chris
Peterson, Mike
Peterson, Oscar
Peterson, Terry
Peterson, Walter
Pierson, Freddy
Pierson, Gloria
Placencia, Jose
Potorenski, Geraldine
Powell, Susan
Powell, Travers
Purdy, Judy
Ragan, Brenda
Ratzman, Charles and family
Reegan, Ronny
Reeves, Lory
Reeves, Jim
Reichenback, Bill
Reichenback, Ray
Reindl, Diann
Reindl, Ed
Reynolds, Carl
Richard, Murphy
Rios, Jo
Rittenhouse, Ronnie
Rodriguez, Edie and family
Rodriguez, Gabe and family
Rudenberg, Mary
Russo, Candy
Rutherford, Doug
Rutherford, Lisa
Rygard, Jessie
Rygard, Kin
Salazar, Abel
Salazar, Armando
Salazar, Arthur
Salinas, Gilbert
Salinas, Lily
Sanchez, Daniel
Sanders, Georgia
Sanders, Nathan
Schmidt, Curtis
Schneider, Barbara
Schneider, Bill
Shaffner, Aaron
Sharpe, Bill and wife (Crystal Beach)
Siller, Michael
Smith, Edgar
Smith, Mandy
Smith, Sidney
Smith, Stan and Dorothy
St. Claire, Bobby
St. Claire, Nyla
Stan (last name unknown)
Storck, Edith
Strasburg, Dave
Strasburg, Sona
Strickland, Magdelena (Port Bolivar)
Strickland, Robert
Stuff, Barry
Taylor, Albert (High Island)
Taylor, Joan and family
Taylor, Margaret and William
Thomas, Jamon
Thomas, William
Thorstad, Shirley
Trevino, Loretta
Trevino, Miguel
Turner, Edward
Turner, Larry
Turner, Ted and family
Tyler, Ottie
Tyler, Verna
Valdez, Eric and girlfriend Mercedes
Vallier, Vickie
Watson, Berta
Watson, Bobby
Weedman, Joe and family
Weipert, Mary and bread man
Westmoreland, Roseanne
Whidden, Delores
Whidden, Hugh
White, Jerome
Whitner, Calvin
Whoose, Kari
Whoose, Lorraine
Whoose, Rita
Wichlep, Rita
Williams, Shane (Port Bolivar)
Wilson, George
Wingate, Paul and family
Wright, Tommy
Zendt, John
Zulpo, Celess and children

Want To Know More About Galveston Texas?

One of the churches in Galveston that I contacted today gave me the website of their local Houston news which is giving ALL the information about the parts of Texas that were devastated by Hurricane Ike. http://www.khou.com

This website is giving all the information needed on what is going on and what you can do in order to help this area with their needs at this time. I will continue to keep you posted as I continue to communicate with local workers in that area and what we can do to help in this process.

Hurricane Victims Need Your Help!

To donate to the American Red Cross for disaster relief, go to http://american.redcross.org

In response to Hurricane Ike's landfall along the Gulf Coast, the Red Cross is providing shelter, food and emotional support for thousands in need. Those affected by disaster are relying on us for emergency aid in their toughest times - especially now in the peak of hurricane season.