Friday, March 19, 2010

Well, hello out there...





OK, Millie, I apologize again for being absent from this blog, but with FaceBook, email, Bolivar Blue, and the like, and living in a

whirlwind, I just forget from time to time. FaceBook is the main stream it seems right now with all of my friends and believe me, I have been busy.

Things are really looking up on the Bolivar Peninsula. As I type, I can hear hammers and saws and other re-building and repair noises in the background. A group of 110 kids and adults are at the church next door. This volunteer group is with Nehemiah's Vision, an international group that has wonderful people go to help folks wherever there is a need or where a disaster has struck. They do their labor on a volunteer basis and these folks are kind-hearted and caring as they paint, nail, sweep, put up heavy sheetrock, clear debris and do whatever is most needed.

My cousin, Dr. Alan Baughcum, was here in February with a large group from the Belmont, Massachusetts Religious Council, where he pastors. Ted and I had the joy of spending with these 39 volunteers who gave up spring break to come and work here. I spoke to the group on Sunday night giving them a firsthand report of what it is like to have your home and all that you own destroyed by a major hurricane. Sweet, sweet people with big hearts.

Steven is still making his music and takes advanced drum lessons in Port Neches weekly and plays with his band, Seaweed, here locally for the residents and friends who come in to visit. He will be completing ninth grade at High Island High School in just a few weeks and is looking for a summer job (that he thinks he wants).

Take care and be safe until the next page turns,
Brenda

(Pictured above are my cousin, Dr. Alan Baughcum, and his volunteer group from Belmont, Massachusetts on Crystal Beach in Texas.)