Dallas church community mourns young lives lost in Central Texas floods

Green ribbons line the trees throughout North Dallas — a quiet but powerful tribute to the young lives lost in catastrophic flooding that swept through Central Texas.

At least eight girls from North Texas were among the victims, including six who were attending a Christian summer camp and two who were on vacation with their families.

A church gathers to grieve

The heartbreak is being deeply felt at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, where the Bonner family are members. They lost their daughter, 9-year-old Lila Bonner, when floodwaters overwhelmed Camp Mystic.

On Sunday, hundreds gathered at the church to grieve, pray and search for comfort in the wake of unimaginable loss…

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