Disaster Relief

Deliver help, hope and healing in the name of Christ to those suffering after a disaster. 

Texans on Mission has responded to every natural disaster in Texas since 1967 and many beyond it, including the Southeast Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Through a diverse array of ministries, Texans on Mission has provided the calm after the storm for millions.


Go on Mission

You can deliver help, hope and healing after a disaster by becoming a member of a Texans on Mission Disaster Relief team. Through Texans on Mission Disaster Relief teams, you can:

  • Provide practical help during tragedies by serving hot, nutritious meals and providing access to shower and laundry services.
  • Be part of a chainsaw team that moves debris and fallen and damaged trees.
  • Clean out and repair homes damaged by floods and fire.
  • Pray with and encourage survivors, offering hope for better days after the storm.

Volunteer Now

 

Be the calm in the storm

As a disaster relief volunteer, you can: 

  • Assess damage
  • Distribute boxes and packing supplies
  • Chainsaw fallen trees
  • Install temporary roofs
  • Manage large-scale relief efforts
  • Minister as a chaplain
  • Mud out damaged homes
  • Offer free shower and laundry services
  • Provide child care
  • Serve warm, nutritious meals

 

Share your faith and meet human need through international relief with Texans on Mission

 

Texans on Mission is uniquely experienced and equipped to respond to physical and spiritual needs around the wrold because of our decades of work closer to home.

 

We stepped up when:

  • An earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria.
  • War came to Uikraine.
  • A train derailed in India. 
  • War came to Israel.

Texans on Mission experience and expertise providing disaster relief in the United States translates well into helping others in may countries. When we respod to international need, we carry out Jesus' callig to reach the ends of the earth in His name. 

 

Explore your calling to international relief

 

 

Read more about Texans on Mission Disaster Relief teams 

TBM volunteers deploy to meet needs after Hurricane Delta

TBM chainsaw, mud out and feeding volunteers are meeting needs after Hurricane Delta blew through Louisiana.

 

Forty-three days after Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana, Delta struck 13 miles away with gusts up to 101 mph and knocked out power to over 800,000 people in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. 

 

In response, TBM deployed the State Feeding Unit to Lake Charles, La. where volunteers were spread across the area working with other teams to provide hot, nutritious meals for those affected by the storm as well as those responding to it.

 

Shortly after, TBM dispatched the Collin County Chainsaw and Mud Out teams, an Incident Management Team, the Bluebonnet chainsaw team and a feeding team from Alvin to Jennings, La. where they are clearing trees and cleaning out rain-soaked homes.

 

“In about six weeks, much of Louisiana has been hit twice by significant hurricanes,” said David Wells, Interim Director of TBM Disaster Relief. “Driving down the highway near Lake Charles, every house was tarped. It wasn’t spotty. It was everywhere. Now many of those tarps have blown off and rain has entered the homes. They experienced damage from Laura, then Delta ripped off the bandage and poured salt into the wound. They’re grateful we’re there. They’re thankful we’re there to help.”

 

Wells asked for prayer for people affected by the storm as well as those responding. “We want to connect with people in the name of Christ. We want to make sure they are connected to others. We want to see everyone recover.”

 

Delta is the record 10th named storm to strike the United States in one year, breaking the mark set in 1916. Earlier this year, TBM also served after Hurricane Hanna and Hurricane Laura. Each of those efforts lasted longer than a month.

 

Some people have served multiple weeks this year and are serving again. Others are fresh off the new TBM online disaster relief training, and deployment after Delta is their first opportunity to minister through TBM after a disaster.

 

“Our volunteers’ attitude is simple: ‘We can rest later on,’" Wells said. “Right now, these people are hurting. It doesn’t matter if it’s one storm or many storms, we want to deliver help, hope and healing.”

 

TBM Disaster Relief is made possible by prayer and financial support from people like you. 100 percent of gifts made to TBM Disaster Relief support disaster relief ministries. Give online at https://www.tbmtx.org/donate or send checks to Texas Baptist Men, 5351 Catron Drive, Dallas, Texas 75227.
 

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