Water Impact

In April, TXM created a nonprofit in South Sudan to address the extreme water needs. The Texas-based ministry is the primary funder, and Chapman is on the board of directors.

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.

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.”

Another successful board meeting in the books for Texans on Mission this weekend! Our board and staff discussed how much TXM volunteers, donors and staff accomplished together and what is to come in the future. 

Susan Nagudi is a 32-year-old mother of three living in a camp of residents dislocated by a deadly November mudslide, and she’s now thanking God for Texans and Ugandans on Mission.

One year sometimes stands out among all the years that preceded it. Texans on Missions had such a year in 2024.

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.

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.”

Transforming lives through clean water and the Good News, Texans and Ugandans on Mission witnessed 910 professions of faith in Christ and 105 baptisms within the first six months of 2024.