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At 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Eileen Anderson, our shower/laundry Blue Cap, awoke from a restful night’s sleep energized and ready to dive into the day. Without hesitation, she got up and headed straight for the shower and laundry unit

The storm system sirens went off three times before Steve Davis, his son and his dog took shelter in the laundry room to wait out the tornado. They didn’t hear the tornado as it passed over, but they were met with devastation the second they stepped outside. “It was just a mess,” said Steve. “Kind of a war zone. It was a miracle we weren’t injured.”

A rash of wildfires have broken out across Oklahoma, ravaging more than 100,000 acres and 400 homes. In the Stillwater area, Texans on Mission "fire recovery teams are working daily to address the needs of 140 homes that have requested their assistance," said Mickey Lenamon.

Three Texans on Mission Disaster Relief leaders motored down a country road in southeast Missouri where a tornado had devastated homes and trees. Then they had what Paul Henry later called a “divine appointment."

More than 500 miles separate First Baptist Church in Grapevine and the Valley Baptist Retreat and Conference Center. Texans on Mission helped bridge the gap, facilitating a project that mutually benefitted the North Texas church and the South Texas retreat center.

For the last two weeks, Beach Reach has shared the Gospel to spring breakers in hopes of leading them to Christ. Texans on Mission volunteers had the opportunity to make pancakes for those in the area while beach reachers initiated these spiritual conversations.

Texans on Mission units rolled out to the Texas Hill Country and southeast Missouri Tuesday morning to begin providing relief after the Crabapple fire and severe tornadoes.

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..

After touring the Dallas headquarters, Lake Shore Baptist Church spent the morning making first step kits, or hygiene kits for those in need, and iGoGlobal stocked and packed supplies and made evangelism bracelets.

The sun had not risen yet, but a dozen Texans on Mission volunteers busily made lunch for teachers at Legacy High School in Mansfield. It was part of a week-long effort by TXM and the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter to “show teachers appreciation and God loves them,” said Genia Macon.

Doug and Cathy Hall made their first trip to Uganda this winter to learn more about Texans on Mission's Water Impact work in the central African nation. Doug summed up his experience by saying: “It's not just about a hole in the ground that provides clean water. It is about comprehensive generational change in each one of those communities.”

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.