Midwest Flooding: When their power went out and they could no longer pump water from their basement or the church basement next door, he Rev. Catie Newman and her husband John knew it was time to leave. They realized their struggle against the West Fork of the Little Sioux River was over and they evacuated with the other 250 residents of Hornick, Iowa. The Newmans are the Disaster Response Coordinators for the Iowa Annual Conference. Read more about their situation.