“Government’s great,” said Amy BeVille Elder, left, Executive Director of Texas Interagency Interfaith Disaster Response in Austin, “but it’s churches that will provide the backbone of your assistance to people after a disaster.” Elder was one of the panelists discussing churches as disaster shelters at a meeting sponsored by the Blanco County Disaster Response Group. Kay Hays, right, Volunteer Coordinator for Guadalupe County’s Office of Emergency Management, was typical of the attendees who brought their own experience and expertise to the discussion. Hays is a veteran of shelter management in San Antonio, now assisting emergency planning in Seguin.