Snyder has led disaster relief efforts throughout Texas and the South. Since 1998, he has been disaster response coordinator of Mission Presbytery, for which he has led more than 30 mission trips involving 575 volunteers to help people affected by storms and floods. After 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, he led efforts to evacuate more than 5,500 people to Austin and created the Texas Interfaith Disaster Response organization to attend to their needs. He also helped plan and host a statewide hurricane-disaster recovery conference that involved the Red Cross, FEMA and many faith-based organizations.
