Sumas Pastor Documents Flood History

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  Carl Crouse is the associate pastor at Sumas Advent Christian ChurchNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Carl Crouse has authored two books documenting flooding events in Sumas“author of four self-published books including “The Waters are Rising” about the 2021 flooding in Sumas and “A Flood of Emotions” about the December 2025 flooding”
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  One of Carl Crouse's books is titled 'The Waters are Rising'“author of four self-published books including “The Waters are Rising” about the 2021 flooding in Sumas and “A Flood of Emotions” about the December 2025 flooding”
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  Another of Carl Crouse's books is titled 'A Flood of Emotions'“author of four self-published books including “The Waters are Rising” about the 2021 flooding in Sumas and “A Flood of Emotions” about the December 2025 flooding”
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  Carl Crouse's books include documentation of the 2021 flood“author of four self-published books including “The Waters are Rising” about the 2021 flooding in Sumas and “A Flood of Emotions” about the December 2025 flooding”
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  Carl Crouse's books include documentation of the December 2025 flood“author of four self-published books including “The Waters are Rising” about the 2021 flooding in Sumas and “A Flood of Emotions” about the December 2025 flooding”
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  Carl Crouse wrote the books to preserve community stories from these events“I just wanted to give a gift to the people of Sumas to document what ”
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  During the 2021 flood, the church served as a resource center for displaced residents“this was the resource center for the recovery effort.”
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  During the 2021 flood, the church served as a shelter for displaced residents“this was the building that (had) never flooded up until then, and so we were the shelter for people that were displaced.”
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  Carl Crouse collected firsthand accounts during the 2021 flood“And so this was the building that (had) never flooded up until then, and so we were the shelter for people that were displaced. And then city hall had flooded in that flood, and so the police, the city workers were here. I heard a lot of stories and talked to a lot of people, and it's what I do anyways, just trying to be available to people.”
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  Carl Crouse noted that documenting these floods was important to provide a historical record for Sumas residents“I just wanted to give a gift to the people of Sumas to document what ”
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  The Sumas Advent Christian Church had not flooded before 2021“this was the building that (had) never flooded up until then, and so we were the shelter for people that were displaced.”
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  The Sumas Advent Christian Church became a critical hub for recovery efforts during the 2021 flood“this was the building that (had) never flooded up until then, and so we were the shelter for people that were displaced. And then city hall had flooded in that flood, and so the police, the city workers were here.”
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  Carl Crouse's books aim to capture the community's experience during these natural disasters“You have written a book about the most recent flood, and you wrote one after the 2021 floods. Can you talk about why it was important to you to document these floods soon after they happened? Yes, the 2021 flood, I spent a lot of time — it was in this room, actually, where we're sitting [in the Sumas church] — this was the resource center for the recovery effort. And so this was the building that (had) never flooded up until then, and so we were the shelter for people that were displaced. And then city hall had flooded in that flood, and so the police, the city workers were here. I heard a lot of stories and talked to a lot of people, and it's what I do anyways, just trying to be available to people. And so after the flood came, and we were three months here, I just started thinking it would be nice to document the 2021 flood because the story itself was so dramatic. I just wanted to give a gift to the people of Sumas to document what ”