“Where is God in this tragedy?” That’s the painful question Tavia Hunt, wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, grapples with after losing her 9-year-old cousin Janie in the Texas floods. The young girl was among 28 children who perished at Camp Mystic when the Guadalupe River became a deadly wall of water.
The Hunt family’s Instagram tribute shows Janie’s beaming smile, a stark reminder of the 82 lives lost so far. At the Christian summer camp, director Richard Eastland died trying to save campers, his heroic final act coming just days after posting videos of children’s joyful performances.
As Texas observes a day of prayer, rescue teams battle dangerous conditions to find survivors. Some victims were discovered miles downstream, while others remain missing. The disaster has sparked difficult questions about warning systems and government preparedness – questions that offer little comfort to grieving families trying to make sense of their unbearable loss.
