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The Texans on Mission State Feeding Unit rolled out to Houston Tuesday morning to serve meals after residents lost power due to Hurricane Beryl. Local TXM chainsaw teams are also in the area.

What do googly eyes, fuzzy yarns, zippers without openings and little stuffed animals poking out of pockets have in common? They are just a few of the items one would find garnishing fidget quilts designed by ladies in sewing rooms at Christian campgrounds.

Sounds of roaring electric saws and clanging hammers reverberate outdoors across Christian campgrounds courtesy of hardworking Texans on Mission Camp Builders volunteers. Inside, different sounds are heard. They're the whirs of sewing machines, snips of scissors and laughter from a great group of friends serving God in a remarkable way.

Last week at Super Summer Texas, Texans on Mission helped young leaders develop a personal life plan to impact the world in Christ’s name.

A group from Crosspoint Church in McKinney recently traveled with Proclaim Cuba to minister in that Caribbean country. They took with them water filters provided by Texans on Mission.

Jack Tennison has built more than 6,000 pieces of furniture for ministries from Texas to Canada to Cuba, but at age 92 he’s now lost count. Still, he and others working with him keep building.

Smith County officials honored Texans on Mission Disaster Relief with a Community Hero Award Thursday for work the volunteers have done helping more than 100 residents clean up their properties damaged by the severe weather in late May and early June.

Texans on Mission's Deep East Texas chainsaw team receiving surprising gifts recently after finishing work on a house in Dallas. The homeowners presented the team with an American flag and U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division flag.

Volunteers from St. Andrew Methodist Church and Northlake Baptist Church came to the Texans on Mission headquarters in Dallas to make evangelism bracelets and First Step hygiene kits for those in need.

Thursday, five Texans on Mission volunteers began the process of rebuilding the Dyess Grove Baptist Church's structure after a June tornado ripped off one wall and half of the roof. The volunteers came from Crestview Baptist Church in Georgetown and Bell Baptist Association.

Akot Hellen Odong is a mother of eight. She and her husband, Odong Bir Jackson, are farmers who grow maize, soya and eggplant, mostly for home consumption. They are among beneficiaries of a well drilled this year by Texans and Ugandans on Mission in the village of Alepu. The well is now providing water for 420 residents.

Brooke Brandon deals with a number of chronic illnesses that limit her mobility and require her to use a walker. A year ago this month she crouched in her hallway as a tornado ripped off the roof of much of her home in Matador, northeast of Lubbock. Last week, a Texans on Mission team from Lawn Baptist Church helped Brandon rebuild.