Flood in the Colonia - What We are doing to help

Reynosa Flood Relief - Urgent Reponse


Dear Family and Friends,

Thursday July 15, 2010 the water crested in the riverbanks just outside the Colonia in Reynosa. "Within 30 minutes water filled every house in the Colonia," Alma said with tears. "I couldn't even watch it flood my house and just had to walk away," she continued.

The water has filled every house that has ever been built in the Colonia. Some homes have 2 feet of water in them while others are covered with water and only the roof tops are visible. It was very hard to see the conditions the people are living in. They are living on the levee, exposed to the elements -- homeless, helpless and wondering who will come to help.

Below read on and see what we are doing and how you can help us to make a difference for our friends in the Colonia.

Roland Ashby
Strategic Alliance


Strategic Alliance - Being The Hands & Feet of Jesus

Team Brings Help & Hope and Food

Strategic Alliance has responded. We sent a team with our partner church CrossBridge in San Antonio on Wednesday to assess the situation and bring hope and help to our friends in the Colonia. They brought enough food to help feed over 212 families for a few days.

A Plan Is Forming

3 Phase Plan

We have put together a plan and see that it will take months to even make a dent in the need.

Phase 1: This first phase is just meeting basic needs physically, medically and spiritually. You can donate here on our website to help with these basic needs.

Phase 2: After the water recedes, which could be a month or more, we'll assess the damage, organize teams to clean up and salvage what can still be used.

Phase 3: We'll begin to repair, rebuild and build anew the Colonia.

Teams will be Forming
We'll be sending teams over the next few weeks/months to help with various aspects of the rebuilding. A schedule will be posted soon as to when teams will be going down to help.  If you'd like to join a team please send us an e-mail:hisallies@me.com