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.
Aspendale Mountain Retreat has long benefited from a special relationship with Texans on Mission. Years ago, TXM volunteers built the camp’s large dining hall. In August, TXM Builders made the 700-mile trek back to Aspendale for the third year in a row to continue that tradition of service, tackling critical repairs on existing cabins and building a few new ones.
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On May 23, 1986, TXM helped build the Hospitality House — a free place for families to stay while visiting their fathers, sons, brothers and husbands held in one of the 17 correctional facilities in the Huntsville area. The Hospitality House would become the first of its kind in Texas, the second in the nation, and the only to ever be constructed in an impressive 24-hour period.
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Over spring break, the Camp Builders team partnered with Royal Ambassadors from First Baptist Church in Hempstead to rebuild dormitories at Lakeview Baptist Assembly, which along with hundreds of trees, were damaged by a tornado last April.
According to Builder Coordinator Larry Quinn, the groups made for a dynamic duo.
With breathtaking views, RV campsites, s'mores around the campfire and fellowship with friends, it might sound like Texans on Mission Builders took a vacation. That's not quite the case. Instead, 20 volunteers packed their tools and traded the Texas heat for the cool New Mexico mountains in August to bring life to cabins at Aspendale Mountain Retreat Center.
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Seventy-nine-year-old David Rose has worn many hats in his lifetime, bearing titles from machinist and millwright to paint contractor and financial expert. His most favored skill set — working with his hands — is what led Rose to check out Texans on Mission Church Builders.
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Volunteers gathered at the Texans on Mission Cabinet Builders workshop last week to build cabinets for the new director’s home at Trinity Pines Conference Center.
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Ray Cucancic is the master builder guiding the work of Texans on Mission Church Builders in Huntsville this spring. The retired contractor, however, did more than build on the work site; he taught. “I love working with people who are eager to learn,” said Cucancic. The eager learners in Huntsville were from First Baptist Church in Hempstead..
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Another successful board meeting in the books for Texans on Mission this weekend! Our board and staff discussed how much TXM volunteers, donors and staff accomplished together and what is to come in the future.
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Texans on Mission Camp Builders are giving Riverbend Retreat Center in Glen Rose some special attention this month.
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Grady Perryman is a Texans on Mission volunteer. He’s certified in disaster relief, and he often takes part in Builders projects. So, when Grady and his friends faced a challenge recently, other TXM volunteers came to their aid.
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