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HOUSTON, TX (September 25, 2008) \u2013 Life slowly is returning to normal for members of Evangelical Covenant churches here as the area continues to rebound from Hurricane Ike, but much work remains, area pastors said Wednesday.
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\nCovenant churches in and around the city held services on Sunday even though some did not have power. \u201cWe actually had one of our largest crowds ever,\u201d said Bryan Beaver, pastor of Faith Covenant Church.<\/p>\n

People have been confined inside their houses for much of the time since the storm, and the church service gave them the opportunity to reconnect, Beaver said.<\/p>\n

Anywhere between 70 and 80 percent of the area now has power, pastors say. John Fagg, pastor of Hope Community Covenant Church<\/a>, still has no electricity 11 days after the storm.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s getting pretty old,\u201d he said. \u201cYou forget how much you value lights after sunset. When the sun goes down, your day is done. But those are the small problems compared to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Access Covenant Church, a new work, met despite having no electricity. \u201cWe\u2019re just making the best of what we have,\u201d said Ted Law, pastor of the new church plant. \u201cThe service was okay, but it was hot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garth Bolinder, superintendent of the Midsouth Conference, worshiped with three of the churches on Sunday. \u201cPeople are still trying to get their equilibrium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nearly every home sustained wind damage, pastors said. Trees remain down and numerous fences were knocked over.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople in the fence business are going to make a lot of money,\u201d quipped Ed Lee, pastor of Mosaic Covenant Church<\/a> in Missouri City.<\/p>\n

Hope Community will have a work day on Saturday to remove fallen tree branches from its property. Winds ripped several 40-foot-tall trees in half.<\/p>\n

The secondary effects of Ike still are being felt. A single mother with two children who attends Faith Community lost her job when the company she worked for had to close, Beaver said.<\/p>\n

Beaver, who has traveled between Lubbock and Houston to get food staples for members of his congregation, said the needs are changing as people began to focus on repairing their homes.<\/p>\n

He has spent 10 hours on the phone with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and also has contacted organizations such as the Red Cross trying to determine the best way the church can help others as well as itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe damage south of us was widespread,\u201d Beaver said. \u201cIt\u2019s challenging to figure out where to start.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ABC-TV affiliate in Lubbock ran a news story on Beaver\u2019s efforts to help the people of his church after spotting the Covenant News Service story<\/a> on the Covenant website, he said. The Houston affiliate also picked up the story. As a result, several churches have offered to send work teams in the future.<\/p>\n

Because traffic signals still don\u2019t work, getting around the city remains a challenge, Beaver said. The pastor normally travels 45 minutes to a class on Mondays, but it took more than three hours this week. \u201cI missed most of the class.\u201d<\/p>\n

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