In Sept 2013 certain areas of Colorado received a year's worth of rain in less than a week. A range of 200 miles and 17 counties were affected. These photos are of teams of people from Crossroads Church helping families in the first days of recovery efforts. Rebuilding will take a few years and many road ways, bridges and houses were destroyed.

1. Colorado
Flood
Relief
Sep
2013
Colorado
Floods.
It
rained
non-­‐stop
for
several
days.
So
much
so
we
got
a
year’s
worth
of
rain
in
four
days.
It
was
just
a
taste
of
what
Noah
must
have
felt.
We
were
geEng
ready
to
build
an
ark.
(Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt)

2. Over
200
miles
of
flood-­‐damage
in
17
counPes.
Over
$1
billion
of
road,
bridge
and
dam
and
home
damages.
1,700
people
lost
their
homes
with
over
17,000
having
been
flood
damaged.
Although
our
church
and
area
was
not
directly
hit.
We
looked
for
immediate
opportuniPes
to
partner
with
neighboring
towns
and
churches.

3. A
river
formed
on
this
Longmont
neighborhood
and
effected
every
house
along
these
streets.
Photo
taken
by
Michele
Gerbrandt.

4. We
partnered
with
Pastor
Bob
Balance
from
Pine
Street
Church
in
Boulder,
CO.
Our
first
home
was
helping
in
the
basement
of
Bob
and
Joann
Stacy.
They
had
already
been
working
Prelessly
to
get
their
basement
disassembled
before
mold
sets
in.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

5. This
shows
the
water
level
at
the
Stacy's
home
in
their
basement.
The
insurance
adjuster
measured
78
inches
high.
Their
beds
and
furniture
were
bobbing
in
the
the
muddy
water.
They
even
found
frogs
when
the
water
drained.
Photo
taken
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

6. There
actually
is
carpet
under
the
mud.
Every
piece
of
furniture
had
to
be
tossed.

7. Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

8. This
seemed
kind
of
ironic
and
iconic.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

9. Piles
of
debris
lined
sat
in
front
of
house
a]er
house.
It
looked
like
a
war
zone.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

10. Saving
family
photos.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

11. Many
of
the
Stacy's
photo
albums
were
lost.
They
saved
some
wedding
photos.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

12. Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

13. Crossroads
Church
team
working
hard
and
geEng
muddy.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

14. Hauling
drywall
out
of
the
window
well.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

15. Carpet,
drywall
and
furniture
hauled
away.
It
has
been
a
successful
day.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

16. Heading
into
the
basement
of
a
2nd
home.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

17. Pulling
insulaPon
and
plasPc
out
of
a
crawl
space.
Water
reached
the
ceiling
of
this
basement.
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

18. With
piles
everywhere
the
next
quesPon
is
how
to
dispose
of
it?
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

19. For
this
elderly
couple,
the
team
pulled
out
their
basement
carpet
in
record
Pme.
Way
to
go
Crossroads!
Photo
by
Michele
Gerbrandt

20. We
live
in
an
amazing
country,
blessed
with
resources
and
strong,
hard-­‐working
people
who
love
the
Lord.
Jesus
please
be
present
and
bless
Colorado
through
the
recovery.
Photo
by
Mark
Orsborn