On Water Street in the City of Kerrville, a memorial wall dedicated to the lives lost in last Friday’s devastating flood is growing.

President Donald Trump said, "a thing like this has never happened," after arriving in the Texas Hill Country on Friday, just one week after a catastrophic flash flood overwhelmed the region, killing at least 96 people in Kerr County alone, including 60 adults and 36 children.

Walston drove from his home to the Center Point Bridge on FM 480 near Highway 27, where he shot video of the river below. He recorded nearly 38 minutes of surging water as it rose over 20 feet, carrying massive cypress trees, debris and even a house.

The Hill Country Arts Foundation, which includes a theater facing the Guadalupe River, is among the devastated cultural institutions .

Blue Oak RV Park owner Lorena Guillen said the early morning hours of July 4 felt like a scene from a horror movie.

But his time at the river is different now. Since July 4, Carpenter has greeted each dawn by reading his daily devotional and praying. Then he makes the twelve-mile drive and approaches the banks of the river alone.

Before hundreds of first responders and volunteers from around the country came to help, it was the local residents of Texas Hill Country who faced down a deadly wall of water along the Gaudalope River and witnessed terrifying scenes.

Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.