During the last eight years that I was working for money, I often had to travel to places around the world with little advance notice. The flights usually departed early in the morning, so I’d call for a cab to pick me up in the wee hours after...
Disaster Date:04/29/2023
Penitas, TX
Other
What Happened
Straight line winds damaged and destroyed many homes in the Penitas, TX area. Many of these homes are in colonias, which are vulnerable neighborhoods in the rural Rio Grande Valley, Tx.
What MDS Is Doing
MDS work will focus on new builds and repairs from winter storm.
Location
Peñitas is a U.S. city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 6,460 at the 2020 census, up from 4,403 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
Weekly Reports
We are entering into the eleventh week of the MDS response in Penitas, Texas. This is the fourth year of working in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, also known as RGV, or just “the Valley.” We’ve learned that water is a precious commodity in...
The journey of “Life’s Railway to Heaven”, becoming a cherished hymn began when M. E. Abbey, a Baptist pastor in Atlanta, GA, gave his poem to Charles Tillmam. Tillman put it to music and included it in his book of gospel hymns “The Revival...
