Kerrville, Texas, July 7, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team is deploying to Central Texas as flooding has ravaged the region, including Camp Mystic – a Christian girls’ camp in Hunt, Texas. The deadly storms have resulted in dozens of deaths with many still missing.
“There are no words to describe the devastation and heartbreak that has taken place in Texas. We have seen some of the most innocent lives lost to the unexpected flood waters that overcame the Guadalupe River. Communities been wiped out. Families have been torn apart,” said Josh Holland, international director of the BG-RRT. “Our chaplains are already on the ground providing a ministry of presence at reunification sites. These crisis-trained volunteers and staff will be in Texas providing spiritual and emotional care to those affected as long as needed.”
The BG-RRT is deploying in coordination with Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian disaster relief organization also headed by Franklin Graham. Together the two ministries will address the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those who have been affected.
In addition to Central Texas, the BG-RRT is ministering to those impacted by flooding in Ohio County, West Virginia, and offering hope and providing emotional comfort and spiritual care to families who have been forced to flee their homes in war-torn Ukraine.
For more information on the ministry, including videos, photos, news articles and an interactive map of former and current deployments, visit the BG-RRT press kit or BillyGraham.org/RRT. Updates can also be found at Facebook.com/RRTChaplains.
Media Opportunities
- Interviews with:
- Josh Holland, international director of the BG-RRT
- Chaplain coordinators Central Texas
- B-Roll and photos (please use with credit to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
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About the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team
The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team was developed by Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It has since grown into an international network of chaplains in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia who are specifically trained to deal with crisis situations. They have deployed to more than 890 disaster sites across the globe, including shootings, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes.
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