Texans on Mission has responded to every natural disaster in Texas since 1967 and many beyond it, including the Southeast Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Through a diverse array of ministries, Texans on Mission has provided the calm after the storm for millions.
You can deliver help, hope and healing after a disaster by becoming a member of a Texans on Mission Disaster Relief team. Through Texans on Mission Disaster Relief teams, you can:
As a disaster relief volunteer, you can:
Texans on Mission is uniquely experienced and equipped to respond to physical and spiritual needs around the world because of our decades of work closer to home.
We stepped up when:
Texans on Mission experience and expertise providing disaster relief in the United States translates well into helping others in may countries. When we respond to international need, we carry out Jesus' calling to reach the ends of the earth in His name.
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An EF-3 tornado ripped through Mineral Wells at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday evening, April 28. Texans on Mission volunteers responded promptly, deploying the next day with a chainsaw team, a box team, and quickly setting up a shower and laundry unit to support the Red Cross unit at First Baptist Church, Mineral Wells.
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A sea of yellow-capped volunteers crowded into Texans on Mission headquarters in Dallas on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 for the first Yellow Cap Gathering, an event hosted to celebrate Yellow Caps and familiarize new volunteers with the deployment process.
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At Texans on Mission, chaplains are individuals who go out into worksites and disaster sites to provide spiritual and emotional support to survivors by sharing the love of Christ.
“Our role is to help [survivors] get emotionally and spiritually balanced,” chaplain Melanie Howington said. “Our main goal is to get them to where they have hope.”
Though, how that mission takes shape is unique for everyone, Howington said.
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A series of powerful tornadoes tore through parts of Illinois and northwestern Indiana on the evening of March 10, leaving behind widespread destruction and communities in need of urgent relief.
In the days that followed, Texans on Mission disaster relief teams deployed to the area to assist residents with cleanup and recovery efforts.
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Homeowner Brian Olsen was nearing 12 years in Ingram, Texas, when last July’s flash flood upended the life he had built along the river. In that time, Olsen had started a dog boarding business, built a home and seven short-term vacation rentals, and planted nearly 100 blackberry bushes that were set to bear fruit — before the flood swept through.
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Instead of staying home or vacationing for spring break, more than 50 middle and high school students from First Baptist Church Bryan, First Baptist Church Hearne and Holy Cross Christian Academy in Burleson traveled to Kerr County to assist with Texans on Mission Rebuild efforts following July’s flash floods. A week later, students from Hurst and Ardmore, Oklahoma, spent their spring break in San Marcos with Revive San Marcos, serving at a halfway house and leading after-school programs for neighborhood children.
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