On the ground in Inagua -- updated report by our Tennessee Conference person on the scene, Abe McIntyre, Director of Bahamas Habitat

We made it and we are right in the middle of it!

KP, Andre and I made it to Inagau about 11:00 am with WAY more baggage than we were supposed to bring (shhhhhh)

Commander Steven Russell, NEMA Director, put us in contact with John Nixon who is the Inagua NEMA Point Man and has already had KP and I go assess 10 senior citizen's homes right off the bat. He has brought us right into the middle of the mix and seems to be relying on us heavily, which is just fine with us.

Materials:
The $100,000 worth of materials that were donated to NEMA by a local Bahamian to Inagua are here on the grounds at the Defense Force Base. John Nixon has also made me apart of the "Disbursement" process team.

There is a ton of plywood, a lot of shingles and felt, drip edge, shingles ...but no lumber.
However, the man who donated the $100K told NEMA, "Just tell me what you need and I will put it on the next boat". This is a huge blessing.

In regards to the $100K donation, it is a huge blessing to Inagua but it does not affect The Turks and Caicos or Haiti which we will be moving on to after we complete Inagua. We have a long road ahead of us so remember we are in it for the marathon and not the sprint.

KP and Andre worked at the Primary School today repairing the windows while the Defense Force crews worked on the roof.

The Morton Salt Boat may leave on Wed, Thur, Fri from Cape Canaveral, FL.
I will be putting together a list of supplies that we need on the Morton Boat and emailing it tomorrow.

If you would like to help get supplies on the boat, please email:
Kathy McCulloch: atmkom@comcast.net and Linda Vance: lvance49@earthlink.net

Volunteering:
We need hands. NEMA wants me to get volunteers and told me "these locals got to help out too..we ain't gunna have these americans come all the way and these boys from Nassau come and our people ain't help'n". The families we have talked to seem very willing to help out in any way.

If you are willing to come volunteer and need Angel Flight transportation from Ft. Lauderdale please email: Bill Shivers, wnshivers@aol.com

See you all soon!

Peace and Love.

Abe

To contribute to rebuilding the hard hit areas in the Caribbean go the the Bahamas Habitat web site at http://www.bahamashabitat.org/wordpress/?page_id=81