Pearlington Report Card

A dynamic report on the activities of the members of C.O.D.R.A. - the Coalition of Disaster Relief Agencies operating in Pearlington, Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Each member group is autonomous and selects its own projects, completely independent of both C.O.D.R.A. and the Pearlington Recovery Center.

07 December, 2006

Report from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Mississippi


Dear Friends:

Today my daughter, Ann and her daughter, Kristen went to Pearlington to take some light fixtures, etc. We made the rounds of the homes in progress and much progress has been made!

Before I tell you of the progress of the homes, Charles Holmes was in an accident yesterday. He seems to be okay except the seat-belt tightened too much across his chest and his head did hit the steering wheel. He thinks the vehicle will be totaled. He is still in Pearlington, but he's walking very carefully.

Vickie Netto's house is complete and even furnished. (I do plan to purchase a dresser & mirror for both the children's rooms.)

Jesse Dickens - one of our rebuild projects is complete. He's been home now for several weeks. His house is beautiful; the FEMA trailer is gone.

Jim & Nancy Thrailkill of Rifle, CO, were diligently working on Vanessa Lee's home. The weather was a little too cool to dry Nancy's sheet-rock mudding. Windows are in and outside doors are up. Almost ready for inside paint.

We took a tour of Dallas Trammel's new digs. The windows are in place. The outside doors are up. The insullation is in place, but the sheet-rock has not been started.

Pam & Mike Aultman have been in their new home for months now - this one was started by Winter Park Bapt. Church....worked on my many volunteers..... built by Tidal Creek Fellowship (Jim & Susie Merritt.). Now Pam & Mike as well as Susie Sharp are helping out their neighbors.

The home of Ada & Sunnie Palode is so near completion.....the kitchen cabinets arrived damaged but they were promised quick delivery on the replacements. It should have been before Thanksgiving. Maybe before Christmas?? The sign says "Thank you America Baptist Churches" with red hearts in each corner. [See the picture above - Ed.]

Alma McArthur's house is complete and she has probably moved in by now.

The home of Glen Bazor's family (of five) is still a work in progress. Glen is doing so much of the work himself things move more slowly. When he asks for help, Charles shares the volunteers with him since the Bazor home is one of the ABC/CBF projects.

The same is true of the Herb Ritchie (rebuild) home. Herb and his family have still not moved in; they are doing most of the work themselves.

Ken & Cathi Short have been back in their home for months now. Here too, Ken & Cathi did much of the work before they started helping their neighbors.

Best regards, Nell Nation

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