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D.L and Virginia Baxley were among those who had to deal with the aftermath of damaged trees after a tornado-spawning storm in Temple. D.L. is a former Texans on Mission (then Texas Baptist Men) volunteer, and a new generation of volunteers came to his rescue.

The Temple Daily Telegraph, on its TDTnews.com website, showed Texans on Mission volunteer Blaine McCormick helping respond to Temple tornadoes. In the photo, McCormich operates a chainsaw under guidance from Dave Roby (right).

After storms caused power outages and extensive property damage on May 25 in Pilot Point, north of Dallas, Texans on Mission volunteers are doing what they do best throughout the community. A TXM chainsaw team was out on Memorial Day cutting down tree limbs and clearing other debris from homes.

History can hang in the balance at unsuspecting times. A congregation of four or five gathered 20 years ago in Vincent, Texas, to vote on whether or not to disband as a church. One woman cited Scripture: “Where two or more are gathered, God is with us.”

Volunteers are sparking hope in Houston storm survivors this week.

Texans on Mission is feeding more than 2,900 meals per day in Houston after a tornado caused massive damage in the area on May 16. The meals are being distributed through the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and local congregations like LifeBrook Church of Houston.

Texans on Mission Disaster Relief assessors surveyed damage west of downtown Houston today, and the TXM Kingsland Baptist Church chainsaw team from Katy will begin removing downed trees Saturday morning. Also, the state mass feeding unit is expected to head to Houston.

Thanks to the creativity of a Mississippi layman and a gift from California Baptists, Texans on Mission provided an expanded service to Southeast Texas families affected by recent flooding, reports the Baptist Standard.

Texans on Mission chainsaw teams are hard at work in South-Central Texas after a tornado and hail storm swept through the area last Thursday.

Texans on Mission volunteers are bringing relief to the people of Conroe. “It’s given me quite a bit of hope that I’ll actually be able to conquer the tasks that are ahead of me,” said Conroe resident Peter Baliukonis.

Storms have taken a toll across Texas in recent days, and Texans on Mission has deployed disaster relief volunteers into several communities in May – San Marcos, Conroe, Rising Star, Huffman and Kingwood.

Homes were under water in Rising Star, but the hands of Texans on Mission volunteers kept hope afloat in this small West Texas town north of Brownwood.