View of the Palmetto Gardens Church (left) and Home of Mr. Henry Blair submerged under water. | Credits: WhatsApp
Owen and Junior George Wilson were forced to carry out this rescue operation, when just after lunch on Sabbath April 22, 2017, the Palmetto Gardens Church along with neighboring homes were engulfed with flood waters almost without warning.
Elder Maynardo Fogah of the Palmetto Gardens Church, said it rained all morning and they saw the water rising, but were not alarmed because in the past, the water would simply go away after a time.
However, he said, someone drew his attention to the fact that water was now coming inside the church. Elder Fogah said that “within 5 minutes the entire church was filled with water up to his waist.”
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