Long term faith-focused group completes damaged house

By RICK COUSINS Correspondent, Galveston News: After each major storm here, national faith-based groups have come to assist in rebuilding houses and houses ofworship. Most are later called away to other areas after a year or so because their mandate is helping folks acrossthe entire country. And disasters are nothing if not perennial. But some […]

New group to help with disaster preparedness

By RICK COUSINS Correspondent, Galveston News: John Eckeberger serves as executive director of the 4B Disaster Response Network, headquartered at a Texas City warehouse. He’s been in these pages as part of that faith-based group’s ongoing help after floods and freezes, but now, he has a different benefit to offer local congregations: preparing your church […]