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.
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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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Carla Robinette recalled the March 14 tornado that hit Poplar Bluff, Missouri, including her home. She said she experienced the event “with a lot of fear. I was laying in my bed, then I heard crashing and thundering, and I just asked the Lord to help me,” she said. “He did, and I thank Him every day.”
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Lead elements of Texans on Mission Disaster Relief departed Dallas Tuesday morning to coordinate TXM flood relief in the Rio Grande Valley after about 20 inches of rain in the region. TXM is seeking more volunteers because many are deployed elsewhere, and TXM has set up online signup for those who would like to serve.
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At 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Eileen Anderson, our shower/laundry Blue Cap, awoke from a restful night’s sleep energized and ready to dive into the day. Without hesitation, she got up and headed straight for the shower and laundry unit
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The storm system sirens went off three times before Steve Davis, his son and his dog took shelter in the laundry room to wait out the tornado. They didn’t hear the tornado as it passed over, but they were met with devastation the second they stepped outside. “It was just a mess,” said Steve. “Kind of a war zone. It was a miracle we weren’t injured.”
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A rash of wildfires have broken out across Oklahoma, ravaging more than 100,000 acres and 400 homes. In the Stillwater area, Texans on Mission "fire recovery teams are working daily to address the needs of 140 homes that have requested their assistance," said Mickey Lenamon.
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Three Texans on Mission Disaster Relief leaders motored down a country road in southeast Missouri where a tornado had devastated homes and trees. Then they had what Paul Henry later called a “divine appointment."
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