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For years, Amone has served as a church leader at St. Stephen Musalaba Church of Uganda in the Amuru District. But before that, he was stationed in the Omoro District, where Texans and Ugandans on Mission first began its work. There, he became a member of a Bible study group, and what he experienced changed the way he viewed ministry forever.

When Texans and Ugandans on Mission first set foot in the Omoro District in July 2021, their goal was simple: drill new wells and fix broken ones so that families could finally stop drinking dirty water. Now, after five years of dedication to well-drilling and spreading the Gospel, the ministry was honored with a certificate of recognition at a recent Omoro District council session. 

Evangelist James Olare watched his small community Bible study transform into a 38-member church, T&UM's 46th church. Now, the organization is celebrating planting its 53rd church, with 24,600 people in Uganda currently meeting at weekly Bible studies.

Lalam Jackline was struggling to support her family. Among many other factors, lack of transportation was one of the biggest barriers to making a living. She needed a reliable way to move fresh produce from her garden to sell at markets.

Today, she owns a motorcycle — made possible through her participation in a community-based microfinance savings group.

In the northern Ugandan district of Omoro, a spiritual transformation is taking root. New churches are being planted, and through Texans on Mission, the Water Impact team is building something lasting: a mission network of pastors who are well trained and fully equipped for ministry. 

The gathering is part of God working across Northern Uganda and South Sudan. In the last 12 months, Texans on Mission has started 267 weekly community Bible studies in rural villages at every water well they have repaired or drilled. More than 19,000 people participate in them, often encompassing nearly everyone in the community.

They eagerly testify to how God changed their lives.

Mechanical devices, by their nature, require service and repair to keep them operating. Across Africa, hundreds of water well pumps sit idle, no longer able to bring clean drinking water to the surface. South Sudanese on Mission, a new ministry of Texans on Mission, is rehabilitating unusable water pumps, including the one Aleu used in the Auchier community.

Texans on Mission is now bringing fresh water and good hygiene practices to people living in the Andes Mountains of Peru. TXM is also bringing the Gospel, with 46 professions of faith recorded during a 16-person August mission trip.

The Prime Minister of Uganda recently celebrated a project of Texans and Ugandans on Mission. The TXM ministry built a water system that brought water to 2,900 refugees. 

A deadly mudslide swept a Ugandan village off the map in December. Six months later, Texans on Mission completed its response to the disaster after feeding the relocated residents, providing protein supplements for undernourished children and constructing a system for clean water access.

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.

Bible studies are forming in the villages of northern Uganda because of the water drilling ministry of Texans on Mission. Now, TXM is stepping up to provide training for local church leaders.