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Last week, about 1,000 BSM students used their spring break to serve in Brownwood, McAllen, Honduras, San Antonio, Galveston and South Padre Island (Beach Reach).

BOUNCE Student Disaster Recovery, based out of in Dallas, has been named a recipient of the 42nd Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards, one of the State of Texas’ highest honors recognizing exemplary volunteer service. 

Three-time BOUNCE participant, Morgan Breeden, says “yes” to full-time ministry; receives inward and outward confirmations. 

New Discipleship & NextGen team looks forward to serving together to reach the next generation; providing resources and responding to churches’ needs.

I hope and pray you are doing well during this season of preparation as we remember Jesus’ suffering, death and burial, and as we anticipate celebrating his resurrection from the dead.

The Center for Missional Engagement hosted their annual Missions Team Banquet on Nov. 11 at the 2024 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting, highlighting and celebrating BOUNCE. Attendees heard from Scott Stevens, vice president of Texas Baptist Missions Foundation and former BOUNCE coordinator, and a panel of ministers on the impact of BOUNCE. 

A week ago, the BOUNCE week five summer mission team was ready to serve Mora County, New Mexico, assisting with recovery efforts resulting from the 2022 Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and post-fire floods. But, recent water contamination and flooding steered them to be a different community’s “answered prayer.”

Eleven construction projects were completed by 199 participants from 10 churches this past spring break through BOUNCE student disaster recovery, a ministry of Texas Baptists.

More than 200 pastors and church leaders gathered in Querétaro, Mexico, to receive training in discipleship, pastoral leadership, church planting and evangelism during a fall session this past year.

What started as a one-week service emphasis at First Baptist Church in San Marcos evolved into a multi-church ministry with its own nonprofit status and big goals for the future.