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A Kenya pastor and a Texas deacon drove through Tharaka County northeast of Nairobi and realized there was only one Baptist church to serve the county of almost 400,000 people. Twelve years later there are 47 Baptist churches in the county, and 25 of them have buildings in which to meet. The Texas deacon has led in building all 25 structures, and more are needed.

The day after an EF-1 tornado hit Gordon, a small town west of Fort Worth, Texans on Mission assessors were on site, and chainsaw and termporary roof teams followed the next day.The storm damaged the community’s only school, canceling classes for the week and affected dozens of homes in the area. 

Javier Jacobo is new to Texans on Mission Disaster Relief. Now, six people living in the Rio Grande Valley are new followers of Christ thanks to Jacobo and other’s efforts after spring flooding. The Midlothian resident trained in Weatherford one weekend, then headed to the Valley early the next week where he was assigned to the Waco Box Unit.

The Texans on Mission Rolling Timbers Chainsaw Team cleared 31 fallen trees for a Weatherford resident earlier this week.

In April, TXM created a nonprofit in South Sudan to address the extreme water needs. The Texas-based ministry is the primary funder, and Chapman is on the board of directors.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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

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.”