📅 July 6, 2024

A team of nine gathered at Rosewood and deployed to CenterPoint, behind the quarry, following the inner knowing Dondi had felt the night before.

Shortly after arrival, a body was found within their midst. The weight of the moment took hold.

Dondi quietly began picking up personal effects and debris, distributing bags to others: clear for belongings, black for trash—setting the first field protocol in motion.

That evening, Dondi created the Found on the Guadalupe River Facebook group.

What had started as instinct and prayer became a mission rooted in reverence and response.

📅 July 7, 2024

Dondi added Deanna Lindsey as the first group admin.

She issued a call to Rosewood members and volunteers, purchasing tubs, detergent, and supplies and delivering them to fire stations and search-and-rescue sites.

Two volunteers picked up their first loads to begin cleaning.

The first successful item match was made—necklaces Dondi had cleaned the night before were returned to their owner.

The first carload of detergent arrived.

The Facebook group began to grow rapidly, and by day’s end, friends and family were sharing it across the region.

📅 July 8, 2024

Dondi issued a public call for additional admin support.

The first carload of trash bags was delivered.

She facilitated the first in-person reunion between a found item and its rightful owner.

A liaison protocol was developed, and personal phone numbers were removed from the public page to safeguard volunteers.

Amber and Janie returned sealed loads of carefully cleaned items, each one accompanied by handwritten notes—a quiet, beautiful act of reverence.

📅 July 9, 2024

The second successful item match occurred, and the first multi-location match was confirmed: two separate finds returned to the same owner.

Dondi delivered a carload of cleaning supplies to the CenterPoint gym, which began operating as an informal supply hub.

She followed a woman from the gym to the laundromat, where she helped wash five loads—despite having only a small SAR load of her own.

That simple act became a quiet laundromat ministry: Dondi began paying for and helping with the laundry of both flood victims and first responders.

A QR code system was launched.

More BINs were deployed throughout the region.

Texas Monthly interviewed Dondi .

Fox News interviewed Dondi, as she Fox News donated food to the Comfort Fire Department.

Dondi received $200 in donations, immediately used for additional supplies.

She also connected with her first mystic family—a sacred relationship that would become foundational to the spiritual architecture of the mission.

By nightfall, the Facebook group reached nearly 13,000 members.

📅 July 10, 2024

Dondi spent four hours moderating the group, removing inappropriate comments and banning those whose energy or conduct did not align with the sacred tone of the work.

Deanna was also taxed. The weight of the group’s growth made it clear: more help was urgently needed to protect the mission’s integrity.

📅 July 11, 2024

Comfort Fire Department representative informed Dondi that 15 tubs previously dropped off had entered a formal chain of custody and could not be retrieved—marking a critical shift in interagency coordination.

Imposter and fraudulent groups began to emerge, copying FOTGR’s name, logo, and language, and falsely claiming affiliation.

Dondi publicly reminded the community:

“If it didn’t come from us, it isn’t part of the work we’ve been called to do.”

Despite growing tensions, the Facebook group reached 21,000 members, a reflection of the trust being built, one act at a time.

📅 July 12, 2024

Logistics continued, but so did fatigue. Behind the scenes, the original team was working relentlessly—balancing public communication, field recovery, storage coordination, and spiritual stewardship.

The project remained rooted in integrity, even as challenges grew.

A Note on Family Liaisons — With Care and Consideration

By day three of the Found on the Guadalupe River project, we implemented something quietly but powerfully impactful:

a Family Liaison System.

This allows each affected family to appoint a trusted representative—a liaison—who can coordinate directly with our team and with the finders of their loved one’s personal effects. Whether it’s resolving mailing or pickup issues, or helping ensure items are returned with care, this system creates a protected, private channel for communication and respect.

Family liaisons are verified through a simple process. Their information is never made public, but we maintain a confidential list to ensure that reunions—many of which carry deep emotional weight—are held with reverence and discretion.

If you are a family member of someone who is missing or deceased, and you have not yet named a liaison, we encourage you to do so. If you’ve lost something, this will allow us to serve you more personally and effectively.

Looking forward, though we pray no one ever experiences this kind of tragedy again, it may be wise to have an official document or note designating a trusted family member, friend, pastor, or lawyer as your liaison should the need ever arise. It’s a small act of preparedness that can make all the difference.

We’re thankful we built this system early—and for the grace it’s brought in moments that words can’t capture.

A Note on Family Liaisons — With Care and Consideration

By day three of the Found on the Guadalupe River project, we implemented something quietly but powerfully impactful:

a Family Liaison System.

This allows each affected family to appoint a trusted representative—a liaison—who can coordinate directly with our team and with the finders of their loved one’s personal effects. Whether it’s resolving mailing or pickup issues, or helping ensure items are returned with care, this system creates a protected, private channel for communication and respect.

Family liaisons are verified through a simple process. Their information is never made public, but we maintain a confidential list to ensure that reunions—many of which carry deep emotional weight—are held with reverence and discretion.

If you are a family member of someone who is missing or deceased, and you have not yet named a liaison, we encourage you to do so. If you’ve lost something, this will allow us to serve you more personally and effectively.

Looking forward, though we pray no one ever experiences this kind of tragedy again, it may be wise to have an official document or note designating a trusted family member, friend, pastor, or lawyer as your liaison should the need ever arise. It’s a small act of preparedness that can make all the difference.

We’re thankful we built this system early—and for the grace it’s brought in moments that words can’t capture.