🎙️ NEW EPISODE: “From Rescue to Recovery – A Heart-Witness Account from the Texas Hill Country Flood”

This isn’t just a report—it’s personal.

In this week’s episode of RISEUP Voices from the Frontlines, I take you inside our boots-on-the-ground experience responding to the devastating flood in the Texas Hill Country. This is a raw account of what it really means to pivot from search and rescue to recovery—when hope gives way to heartbreak and the shift hits harder than any storm surge.

We talk about what it feels like when you realize you’re not saving, but searching. When the radio quiets just long enough for the grief to settle into your chest. When the water recedes, and what’s left behind is far more than debris—it’s the echo of lives lost, many of them children.

This episode is for the responders whose hearts still beat in sync with the people they serve. For the community members grieving and rebuilding. For those of us who believe that emotions aren’t a weakness—they’re a mark of integrity. Feeling deeply doesn’t make us less capable. It makes us human, and it makes us better at the work.

We’re here not just in the moment of disaster—but across the full disaster lifecycle:Prevention. Protection. Preparation. Resilience. Response. Recovery.This is not a slogan. It’s a promise. A way of life.

But to keep showing up, we need more than heart. We need hands. We need help. We need gear.

🔥 We are actively seeking exceptional sponsors and in-kind partners willing to outfit us with the tools that save lives and protect those doing the work:

High-performance rescue equipment

Side-by-sides and trailers

Chainsaws and recovery tools

Flat-bottom boats for swift water navigation

Infrared drones for nighttime search

Communications gear to coordinate our teams across rugged terrain

And yes—our Phoenix1 Memorial High-Water Rescue Vehicle deserves the best. Because every name it carries, every mission it runs, matters.

If you believe in people-powered response... if you want to stand shoulder to shoulder with those who go where the need is greatest... we invite you to rise with us.

💛 Donate today to support our mission:https://givebutter.com/Y1GLwN

Because the next call is coming. And we’ll be ready—not just with heart, but with everything it takes to rise.

🎧 Tune in now. This one’s not easy. But it’s real. And it’s why we do what we do.

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