All missionaries are safely in their apartments and ready for a good night's sleep. Today was fairly uneventful. The missionaries who lost power earlier today, had it restored after 2 hours and have power tonight. Some more missionaries were relocated to other apartments to either get them from a 1st floor apartment to a 2nd floor, or from an apartment close to where we estimate greater flooding to another apartment where we expect less flooding.
Tomorrow is P-day and I'm sure you are anxious to hear from your missionaries. I have asked them to write you first thing. However, as mentioned earlier, not all missionaries will have access to wifi. They were told tonight that they can use their apartment complex computer, possibly a computer at a local meetinghouse, or they might find a neighbor from which they can borrow their wifi. If they cannot access the internet, they can call me and I'll relay messages.
We are expected to get the same amount of rain tonight that we got last night. There are two creeks in our mission that are expected to crest tonight. That will flood additional roads. As long as the missionaries stay on high ground (2nd or 3rd floors) they will be safe. They have their food and water supplies that should last several days. We will check in with all zone leadership again tomorrow morning from 8-9:30 am.
I received an email tonight from a friend who is president of the Las Vegas, NV mission. He told me that at 5 pm tonight, his missionaries all collectively offered prayers on behalf of our missionaries and all the inhabitants of the Houston area. We feel your prayers and faith. The brethren are being updated daily. They love the missionaries so much.
- President Peterson
