Texans on Mission will now lead youth-group disaster recovery trips for Texas Baptists, expanding opportunities for churches to send students on mission trips following disasters in Texas and beyond.

Director of Disaster Relief Phillip Ditto said he wanted to give officials the opportunity to connect with the survivors TXM has assisted, to hear their stories and to see first-hand the rebuilding progress our organization has accomplished.

The grant will support home repairs and rebuilding projects, provide transitional housing for displaced residents and address the effects of disaster-caused trauma in communities affected by the flooding.

While thousands of volunteers from various disaster response organizations rushed to Kerrville in the days following the flood, they ceased their work within weeks. TXM remains one of only a handful still serving in the area a year later, continuing what has become the organization's longest rebuild effort in its history. 

Forty-nine students from across Texas donned yellow T-shirts and travelled to Kerrville last week for Texans on Missions’s summer Revive trip. From Sunday through Wednesday, these volunteer youth worked hard on service projects under the hot sun, connecting with homeowners and growing in both skill and spirit.

March 28 marked Texans on Mission's final day of service work in Montego Bay following Hurricane Melissa, capping five months of recovery work that brought rebuilding efforts and renewed hope to families and children’s homes.