(R-L) The. Rev. Tim Niekerk, senior pastor at Salem Lutheran Church, Tomball, Texas, homeowner and church member Bob Rucoba, fellow church member Kelly Bedrich, and the Rev. Dr. Ross Johnson, director of LCMS Disaster Response, help haul flood-damaged home furnishings from Rucoba’s house on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Jersey Village, Texas. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford