Together, Texans on Mission goes where God calls. 

God calls His people to serve locally, across the nation and to the ends of the earth. Featured below are stories of how Texans on Mission volunteers answered God's call to deliver help, hope and healing to thousands of people all over the globe.  

 

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East Texas volunteers look beyond their own time of serving

Age caught up with an East Texas disaster relief unit, but their desire to serve kept the future in mind. They donated their three trailers, a truck, a large generator and money to Texans on Mission.

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‘Help is coming’: TXM flood recovery teams help Valley families recover after flooding

Consuelo Oliva woke up suddenly at 3 a.m. The rain was pounding on the roof and windows of her home. The rain kept falling and falling — fast and hard. She had never experienced so much rain at one time.

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TXM teams provide tornado relief in East Texas

Barbara Humphrey had one thing on her mind as she and her husband, Terry, watched members of the Texans on Mission Rolling Timbers Disaster Response team remove a gigantic oak tree from the couple’s yard and atop of her nephew’s demolished travel trailer. She could only think of gratitude in the aftermath of an April 4 Class EF2 tornado that hit Lone Star in East Texas.

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‘I thank the Lord y'all are Texans on Mission’

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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Texans on Mission seeking volunteers after Valley flooding

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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First person: White Cap tips hat to shower/laundry crew

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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Missouri victim: 'Praise the Lord. ... You guys got up here quickly to help'

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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Texas volunteers step up to help after Oklahoma fires

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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‘Divine appointment’ awaits TXM volunteers in Missouri

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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Baptist Standard: Cooperation bridges 500-mile gap; TXM helps make it happen

More than 500 miles separate First Baptist Church in Grapevine and the Valley Baptist Retreat and Conference Center. Texans on Mission helped bridge the gap, facilitating a project that mutually benefitted the North Texas church and the South Texas retreat center.

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TXM pancakes served to students during Beach Reach

For the last two weeks, Beach Reach has shared the Gospel to spring breakers in hopes of leading them to Christ. Texans on Mission volunteers had the opportunity to make pancakes for those in the area while beach reachers initiated these spiritual conversations.

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Units head to Texas Hill Country & Missouri

Texans on Mission units rolled out to the Texas Hill Country and southeast Missouri Tuesday morning to begin providing relief after the Crabapple fire and severe tornadoes.

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