A small-town grandmother who disappeared on her way to work. A beloved director of a Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas.

As recovery efforts continue around the Guadalupe River area of Texas, a chaplain from Southwest Alabama, who is no stranger to disasters, is doing his part to help.

An 8-year-old from Alabama is among at least 27 people dead after floodwaters swept through a Christian girls camp July 4 in Texas. Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch confirmed the death of Sarah Marsh, a student at Cherokee Bend Elementary.