On Sunday June 3rd a volcano erupted near the capital city of Guatemala and the pictures told us that this was not a small eruption event. This was something big and we knew many lives were possibly lost. We had been around this volcano called El Fuego during mission trips our church and our family had taken over the last several years. ...
I will never forget the look on the faces of the families who survived the many hours of the beating they took as they waited out hurricane Harvey. Shock and fear have now gripped them as they try to find the next steps of rebuilding their lives. Many feel guilty because they chose to stay and worry about the effects...
It is certain everyone will experience some type of storm, but few know what to do when they hit. Storms in nature unfold in three phases: building energy, the storm event, and the aftermath. This is the same pattern for the “storms of life.”. These storms damage families, marriages, relationships and jobs. At any given time, a person is about...
Many of you know we have been helping families out of the storms of life through our books, blogs, website, speaking and conferences. What you may not know is that our family is also a part of the StormWarrior Team whose mission is to Warn, Assist and Restore families who have been affected by both physical and natural disasters. Most of...
What does it take to become a StormWarrior volunteer? You must have a Warriors Heart. For over 17 years our family has helped many families who have been devastated by storms and natural disasters. From hurricanes that had been predicted days and weeks in advance to tornados that seem to come out of no where; each storm seems to have it’s...
I will never forget the looks on the faces of the families who survived the onslaught of the relentless pounding from Hurricane Harvey. Shock and fear gripped them as they waited for the pounding wind and rain to subside. Then...
I know this is a strong statement to make, but as a family of storm chasers and the captain of the Storm Warriors team, we have listened to countless stories from victims of these deadly storms. They describe in detail where they were, when it hit, how they felt during the event, and so on....
[caption id="attachment_16277" align="alignright" width="300"] Ray Baughman embraces family shortly after his home was destroyed by a tornado that left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Il., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter....
Notice in the image that the enhanced risk area had the potential to impact almost 10 million people! On December 26, 2015, we woke up to an enhanced risk of severe storms that potentially could produce tornadoes in our area and east of the Dallas, Fort Worth metroplex. It really wasn’t what we were expecting that morning because up until then,...
