The rain continues,
and so do the rescues.
People are using
whatever they can,
from big trucks to even
their old personal boats,
just trying to get people
out of stranded cars
and bring them to safety.
Do you all have
boats right now?
MAN: No, we don't
have any boats.
We've got three boats.
MAN: Yeah, but we
don't know the area.
ERIK ROSALES: These men
tell CBN News they are
doing what God told them to do.
That is to leave the safety of
their homes in Victoria, Texas
and drive up to the
Houston suburb of Richmond
to save lives.
I think somebody has
to be the first person
to put that foot out
in front and say, we're
going to take this initiative.
ERIK ROSALES: Reed Goodman
just moved from North Dakota.
He's been looking for work
for the past five weeks
and didn't understand
why nothing surfaced.
Now he realizes it was all
part of God's plan, a plan that
included his father and brother
take their boat to Houston
and save others from
the rising flood waters.
A lot of these things
fall into place for a reason
that we don't understand.
And they have a
rhythm and emotion
that only God can put together.
ERIK ROSALES: Reed's
brother Robbin
said he felt like God was
calling him to serve as well.
So I gave a call up to my dad
and said, where are you all?
They said, we haven't
left Victoria yet.
And I said, all right.
I'm an hour behind you.
They had the boat, and I
said, I'll be the driver.
ERIK ROSALES: The group thought
that they would be camping
and sleeping in their trucks.
But thanks to Texas
generosity, people
have opened their homes to
give them food and shelter.
And sure enough, these
mandatory evacuations
happen literally about
8 to 10 hours ago,
and there's going to be a
flood of people that need it.
So opening the house up
is like the smallest thing
we could possibly do to help.
ERIK ROSALES: With
nearly two feet
of rain expected on top of the
30-plus inches in some places,
authorities worry the
worst is yet to come.
Harvey's been blamed for
several deaths so far.
It's been reported
six family members
drowned when their van was swept
away by the rising floodwaters.
And Houston's police chief
fears there could be more.
There is a reality that we
have to come to grips with.
And that is we are just
beginning the process
of responding to this storm.
ERIK ROSALES: City
engineers release water
from a pair of reservoirs to
relieve pressure on older dams.
But most of that
water flowed directly
into waterlogged neighborhoods.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has
activated all 12,000 National
Guard members CBN Zone
Operation Blessing is
helping the victims as well.
There's power in what we do.
And so that's the
greatest calling
we have is to share
the love of Jesus.
ERIK ROSALES: Meanwhile,
Houston's first responders
and others are plucking
thousands from the floodwaters.
We're looking forward to a
good day tomorrow and many more
to come.
In Your name we pray, amen.
CROWD: Amen.
ERIK ROSALES: Including this
group from Victoria, Texas.
And we wish that group
from Victoria, Texas
the best of luck.
Again, there are still
thousands of people out there
that are stranded
on their rooftops.
And you can feel the wind
combined with the rain,
it is starting to
get a little cold
when you get damp out there.
Behind me right now is the
Georgia Brown's Convention
Center.
And there are some 9,000
people that are inside there.
They're literally
running out of cots.
They're just putting
people on the floor.
Right now, a number of people
are going inside volunteering.
I mean, we have medical doctors.
We have nurses.
We have just ordinary people,
Texans helping other Texans.
That's what's going on here.
But everybody's concerned right
now because tropical storm
Harvey has moved back
out into the coast,
and it continues
to gain strength.
And that's bringing
more rain to this area.
That's something
that we do not need.
And they're afraid that it's
going to be hitting possibly
in the Louisiana area.
But that's going to
bring even more rain
to this natural disaster.
