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People require water to live, and they are used to turning on the faucet to get all they need. When safe water is no longer available, a potential disaster looms. A community near Utopia, west of San Antonio, had a “complete water failure” this year, and “there were 1,100 homes that had no water for almost seven weeks,” said Mitch Chapman, director of Texans on Mission Water Impact.

Texans on Mission volunteers served more than 80,000 meals in Israel in 2024. TXM works in partnership with Israel’s Emergency Volunteer Project, which provided more than 800,000 using equipment and facilities TXM helped develop. “We now have 10 feeding trailers/units, each with a generator, that can be deployed anywhere,” said JohnTravis Smith, TXM associate executive director.

Texans on Mission assembled a “dream team” of volunteers to bring Christmas — and its Christ-focused message — to the Rio Grande Valley Dec. 13-19. “This year’s annual Christmas in the Rio Grande Valley really featured a dream team of volunteers,” affirmed Sabrina Pinales, TXM’s director of missions and discipleship.

Hurricane Helene recovery continues, and Texans on Mission volunteers are doing what they can to help in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Working with North Carolina Baptists On Mission, TXM and 121 Community Church in Grapevine are serving families by rebuilding homes and providing assistance where it's needed most.

Mission trips often reveal contrasts — differences between things at home and those far away. Mikey Osborne and his family saw Christmas differently on a recent trip to Uganda. “It was pretty humbling to see kids get excited over things I wouldn’t normally even buy,” Osborne said. “It's an awakening to see a different perspective on gifts. It's easy to think you’re going to Africa to fix things, but I feel like Africa was kind of fixing me.”

On the night of Friday, Nov. 8, Abel Kent had one thing on his mind: Asking his girlfriend Katelin “Kat” Weikel to marry him. The pair were both sponsors of youth from Providential Baptist Church in Pearland attending Royal Ambassadors Campout and Missions Mania, a youth discipleship event at Latham Springs Camp and Retreat Center in Aquilla. Abel had picked the venue purposefully.

A man donated $10,000 to Texans on Mission after profiting off rare trading cards he found in a dumpster 25 years ago.

A life on mission must begin somewhere. For several University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students, it began this December with Texans on Mission in North Carolina. “For a few years, I’ve wanted to go on a mission trip,” sophomore Dani Rye said. “When I saw the global outreach stuff at UMHB, this looked like an awesome opportunity. I wanted to go and serve people. It seemed like a good experience to get out of your comfort and help people who need it.”

Thirty-six Kenyan teenage boys and young men came together in November for a leadership training camp In Eldoret, Kenya. At the end, 13 of them accepted a challenge to lead future gatherings locally and start encouraging other boys and men. Six Kenya churches brought together the group in Eldoret, about 200 miles northwest of Nairobi. Five adult leaders of Texas Royal Ambassadors, a ministry of Texans on Mission, provided the training.

Over 200 people from Fellowship of Montgomery came together last week to help Texans on Mission help those in need. They assembled first step kits, or hygiene kits, to be used domestically and internationally for those in crisis.

This Giving Tuesday, many of you donated to help communities in the Rio Grande Valley have a merry Christmas. Thank you so much for being a blessing to others!

This year, North Side Baptist Church in Weatherford recognized Rolling Timbers Texans on Mission Chainsaw Team for its outstanding service and leadership. This team of volunteers is more than deserving of the Spur award.