“A Parent’s Worst Nightmare” This is Something to Think About 07.08.25
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“A Parent’s Worst Nightmare”
Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”
Air Date Tuesday, July 8, 2025
While much of the country was sleeping on the 249th celebration of the Declaration of Independence, the most horrific night for any parent unfolded in 45 minutes.
At Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River in Texas, 750 summer campers were asleep in their cabins or dorms. In the dead of night, a flash flood struck, rising 26 feet in just 45 minutes.
In 45 minutes, many children and counselors were swept away, especially the 8-year-old girls whose cabin was along the riverbank.
A parent’s worst nightmare.
All told, 90+ people have died because of the flood in that region as I record this commentary.
Millions are asking why this happened.
A timelier question is how we can support these grieving families and survivors.
By praying for God’s comfort for the parents and all who are affected. By giving to the relief agencies on the front lines.
Bill Bunkley is a 19-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs weekdays from 3 to 6 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 29 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is today a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. His wife is Toni, son is Zac, and they attend Idlewild Baptist Church.
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