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Virgin Islanders Living In Houston Ask For Prayer As Hurricane Harvey Continues Deluge On City

Houston, Texas, deluged by Hurricane Harvey after it made landfall and was downgraded to a tropical storm, is still expecting more rain, with the storm projected to leave the city, the fourth largest in the U.S., later this week. The storm's full damage so far has yet to be estimated, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid. Among them are some U.S. Virgin Islanders who over the years have relocated to Houston and other parts of Texas. Today, one such person, Denise Williams from St. Croix, wrote to The Consortium, asking that Virgin Islanders still living in the territory and those spread about the world pray for their fellowmen currently stricken by Harvey, which continues to batter Houston with rain. "I am writing you because myself as well as thousands of Virgin Islanders reside all over the city of Houston. We need prayer badly. There’s flooding in areas of Houston that have never been flooded before. The...