By volunteering for a day, you are directly delivering help, hope and healing to people after disasters. Whether you're clearing debris, cleaning out a house or praying with a homeowner, you will transform a life. 
Every journey out of dark days starts with a first step. By putting together First Step Kits – hygiene kits for people in crisis – you can meet basic needs for people who don't know where to turn for help or hope. When Texans on Mission volunteers distribute First Step Kits, they provide a place for both. 
When a disaster strikes, people don't know where to turn for help. They don't know who to trust. When a Texans on Mission volunteer connects with them for the first time with a Message of Hope crafted by you, hope sprouts fresh. Find out how you can radically change a life with a simple piece of paper. 
In northern Uganda and beyond, Texans on Mission seeks to provide everyone with access to clean water and the gospel. You can make a Gold-to-Gold Gospel Bracelet to be worn to share the Gospel around the world. Perfect for your small group, Bible study or youth groups, each Gold-to-Gold Gospel Bracelet you create will share the redemption story of Jesus Christ with everyone who sees it. 
When a disaster strikes, people have often lost everything, including items they'd typically have to begin cleaning up. You can jump start the recovery process for someone by providing these items through Texans on Mission Disaster Relief. 
One year sometimes stands out among all the years that preceded it. Texans on Missions had such a year in 2024, said Mickey Lenamon, chief executive officer.
“We’ve had great years of service in the past,” Lenamon said, “but last year stands out for the cumulative impact accomplished in helping people and leading them to Christ.”
Lenamon has been connected with the organization since its beginning in 1967, when his father helped found the organization. “Some people like to talk about the good old days,” the CEO said. “But these are the good old days for us.
“We have made ourselves available to God and for service through His churches, and that willingness to serve means God keeps raising us up to help others,” Lenamon said.
Disaster relief is the largest of TXM’s core ministries — plus water, builders, and missions and discipleship — and 2024 proved a challenging year. Volunteers deployed in response to 18 disasters in 25 sites, including five outside of Texas.
Between large relief efforts, teams served locally, meeting the needs of their neighbors. One team did 64 local projects by itself in 2024.
Frances Randall, report coordinator for TXM Disaster Relief, released 2024 numbers Jan. 8. “We were deployed 235 days (65% of the year) helping and sharing the love of God,” she said. That included 131 days straight from April to August 2024, with overlapping deployments.
“Better yet,” Randall said, “we had over 5,000 ministry contacts and 63 professions of faith! Praise God!”
Volunteers are the centerpiece of TXM Disaster Relief. In 2024, they contributed 128,407 work hours to TXM projects, Randall’s annual report said. That is more than double TXM service in 2023.
“The many disasters last year stretched us,” said David Wells, TXM Disaster Relief director. “But our volunteers didn’t bat an eye. They would work hard, think they were about to get some rest and then have to go right back out again.
“That’s commitment,” Wells said. “It’s commitment to our Lord and to serving people who are experiencing terrible needs. It is amazing to watch these men and women at work.”
Numbers do not fully capture the work done, but they do illustrate the scope of the work through TXM Disaster Relief. Here are totals for different aspects of the work:
- Bibles distributed — 1,125
- Meals prepared — 202,682
- Tear-out jobs — 104
- Pressure wash — 34
- Mold remediation — 120
- Ashout sifting — 37
- Structure demolition — 53
- Debris removal — 44
- Chainsaw jobs — 1,157
- Heavy equipment jobs — 172
- Temporary roofing — 53
- Showers provided for volunteers — 6,435
- Showers provided for the public — 5,657
- Laundry loads for volunteers — 3,591
- Laundry loads for the public — 1,999
- Children cared for — 306
- Bottles of water distributed — 53,844
- Packing boxes distributed — 5,874
- Teddy bears given away — 1