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
Protect volunteers and equipment that is deployed
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 world 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 respond to international need, we carry out Jesus' calling 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

Recover work continues in New Mexico

July 24, 2024

Recovery efforts haven’t stopped in Ruidoso, New Mexico, since devastating floods and wildfires took place in late June. Over 1,000 homes burned in the fire, and recent record high flood waters destroyed over 200 homes.

Sugar Land Baptist takes care of kids with TXM help

July 23, 2024

Last week, youth from Sugar Land Baptist Church helped deliver 3,500 meals to Kids' Meals in Houston after the power outage affected their ability to provide free meals for children.

Keeping clean is important in disaster relief work

July 22, 2024

Many residents along the Texas Gulf Coast were unable to do laundry after Hurricane Beryl, and Texans on Mission volunteers stepped in to help.

Missouri students work with TXM volunteers

July 19, 2024

This week, Missouri college students worked with Texans on Mission volunteers to feed Houston residents. The need for relief continues as many are still waiting to regain power, and day after day the spirit of service remains steadfast.

Texans on Mission volunteers tackle chainsaw jobs, provide other services after Hurricane Beryl

July 18, 2024

Ken Anderson “rode out Beryl” in his Jones Creek home south of Houston. “We got hit harder than anybody, I believe. Lots of damage. Thousands of trees down.” One of those trees uprooted by Hurricane Beryl landed on Anderson’s home.

People in Houston are hot; it’s not just the temperature

July 12, 2024

The city of Houston is hot, and we’re not talking about the temperature. People are angry and frustrated. Five days after Hurricane Beryl swept across southeast Texas, large parts of Houston remain dark. Traffic lights, restaurants, homes all lack power in many places. Internet service is sporadic.