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Lutherans from Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas, help a church member clean out his house on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, after floodwaters following Hurricane Harvey damaged the home on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Houston. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford