Barbara Humphrey had one thing on her mind as she and her husband, Terry, watched members of the Texans on Mission Rolling Timbers Disaster Response team remove a gigantic oak tree from the couple's yard and atop her nephew's demolished travel trailer.
Wednesday marked the final full day of Texans on Mission’s two-week-long response to the wildfires that tore through Stillwater in mid-March, affecting about 200 homes in the area, including 96 in Stillwater and 74 campers at nearby Lake Carl Blackwell.
Volunteers with Texans on Mission have come to the aid of victims in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, after an EF3 tornado hit the southeast Missouri town. Several tornadoes carved a trail of destruction in 27 Missouri counties, leaving 12 dead across the state, including one in Poplar Bluff.
Octavia Uribe stands inside her Perryton, Texas, home, a newly-added vinyl inscription over her shoulder: "Family, where life begins and love never ends."
