Steve Shelton and Gene Grounds organized trained Victim Chaplains to respond to the Columbia space shuttle tragedy.

In an article by Ken Camp of the Associated Baptist Press, Ken writes "At least 200 people, including half a dozen Victim Relief Chaplains, stood beside a makeshift memorial surrounding the sign outside the Space Center entrance. During the memorial service, They 'stood in silence, listening reverently' and watching the tribute on four television monitors set up at the Space Center entrance, according to Mike Brittain of Diana, Texas, a chaplain with Victim Relief Ministries."

"Afterward, people wanted to share their thoughts. They wanted to reflect on the service and talk about how meaningful it was to them," said Brittain. The six Victim Relief Chaplains provided visitors and NASA employees an opportunity to talk, pray and unburden themselves. They set up a tent near the Space Center's front gate, designating it as a 'prayer center.' Brittain particularly remembered one woman who identified herself as the wife of an astronaut. "She came up and hugged my neck and prayed with me," he said, his voice choked with emotion. "She said we'd never really know just how much it meant to them for us just to be here for them. She said she knew God was being magnified, not us, through what we're doing."