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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.
Volunteer David Rose adds another hat to his collection with Church Builders
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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Baylor University group takes time before the start of the semester to help flood victims
A new semester is on the horizon for college students, faculty and staff across the country, but a group from Baylor University wanted to do something tangible to help others in need before classes start. Four students, 17 faculty and staff members, and one alumnus from Baylor spent a day alongside Texans on Mission volunteers rebuilding homes in flood-devastated San Angelo.
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Ray Gann mastered the process of mass feeding but found more
After 20 years with Texans on Mission’s “state mass feeding unit,” Ray Gann, 71, has retired as the unit’s leader, it’s Blue Cap. He tried again this year to deploy with the unit but realized he could no longer spare the time away from home.
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Hunt residents keep eyes on the cross during flood
In the early morning hours of July 4, Will Britt got out of bed to flood waters already head-high at his glass front door. As he turned to get his wife, Ann, the door exploded and water rushed through.
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Llano girls step up to support families after July 4 flood
Jenny Patrick’s daughters love to set up a lemonade stand on their front porch during the summer. This summer they recruited other girls, enlisted moms to do some baking and set up a stand at Llano High School. They did it to help the people of nearby Kerr County, which had suffered the deadly July 4 flooding of the Guadalupe River. The girls led their community to give $4,095 to the Texans on Mission’s disaster relief effort.
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Granddaughter joins grandmother on San Angelo deployment
Sometimes we just need a little reminder to go. For Danielle Cisco of Fort Worth, that reminder came when her grandparents stopped by unexpectedly with a graduation gift. What began as a quick visit became an invitation to a life-changing week of disaster relief work alongside her grandmother, Debby Cisco, in flood-impacted San Angelo.
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Community volunteers multiply Texans on Mission ministry after Hill Country flood
Things can change quickly in disaster relief. Because of this, Texans on Mission trains its volunteers to be flexible. Expect the unexpected. So when 13 new volunteers showed up to serve in Hunt, the TXM flood recovery team from Marble Falls welcomed them aboard, and the new recruits went to work.
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Baskets of Blessing: Volunteers reach out to parents of children lost in Kerrville flood
One searcher after the flood in Kerr County came across personal items with the names of four children on them. Those items are now being returned to those families with a special touch from Texans on Mission volunteers.
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Texas Flooding: Help in the midst of heartbreak
The recent floods have now impacted many communities – Kerrville, Ingram, Hunt, Menard and San Angelo, just to name a few. The physical impact is significant, and the challenges are many.
Yesterday, I was in Kerrville. The air in the Hill Country remains particularly heavy, the memories of those lives lost or missing weighing on the hearts and minds of the community. Reminders are commonplace here. Green ribbons are on nearly every tree. Piles of brush lie here and there. First responders are scattered across the region.
This is where your Texans on Mission teams are working. More importantly, this is where they're ministering.
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Leading a church after a disaster: Pastor and church leader resources
When disasters hit, communities are broken. Broken communities often look to local pastors for leadership. The two resources below are...
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Grandfather, grandson make one TXM flood recovery team multi-generational
When volunteer Matt Enriquez called his 89-year old grandfather, Dr. Ramiro Peña, to tell him he was deploying to Kerrville with the Texans on Mission flood response there, he ended the call with a surprise proposition: “Why don’t you deploy with me?” Even more surprising? Peña, a retired Temple surgeon, said yes.
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