Hurricane Damage Report, Request for Support
Bahamas Methodist Habitat
Inagua, Initial Trip
We finally made it! With the service of our wonderful pilot, Dave Spangler, we made it safely on Wednesday to check on Ragged Island and Inagua. Dave flew our newly appointed BCMC President Bill Higgs, recently transferred Inagua pastor Rev. Henry White, myself, four cases of water, 35 tarps and 100 pounds of rice to assess the damages on the two islands on Wednesday.
Ragged Island
We dropped off our small water donation to Robert, school teacher, and Myron, the settlement’s all-around man. They are in need of drinking water, because they have no power to run their reverse osmosis plant. Their damage was minimal, a few shingles off some houses and downed power lines.
Inagua -Thankfully, it is not as bad as we were once told. Do not misunderstand that message though. Almost all the homes on Inagua have roof damage which in turn means there is water damage, then equals fallen ceilings, wet interiors and ruined possessions.
No loss of life and everyone seems in as good of shape as possible under the circumstances. -ROOF ROOF ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS!
We are going to need a TON of Tarps!!! There are lots of roofs to be re-shingled, some that will need 
some structural work but most of the damage is from shingles flying off. This is not major damage but the repercussions of not fixing them asap will create all new problems in terms of water damage.
They have very little power on the island besides a few small generators. Right before we left the US Coast Guard mechanics were able to fix and power up the Water Plant’s generator! The Mail Boat left last night from Nassau with two weeks of supplies because of their canceled trip last week due to Tropical Storm Hanna. There is definitely a mess to clean up and plenty of work to accomplish!
Next Step - The BCMC and BMH are having a meeting this morning to discuss our next steps so that we can be most efficient with other ministries and organizations that are aiding Inagua. Materials are on their way but we do not have exact amounts and want to make sure things are in place before you all come down. (No Home Depots on Inagua…)
Volunteers -You will be Roughing It, be prepared.
-Nothing is there for us, we will need to bring everything. 110% Self-sustainable! We even brought our own water and food today for our short day trip.
-We will have a better idea in the morning of when you all can start coming in.
-Logistics are going to be a challenge but nothing that can not be mastered.
-We should have our volunteer fee figured out very soon as well as the arrangement with Angel Flights.
-If you are willing to be flexible….you are welcome to come in the first volunteer group….if not, please wait until at least the second trip. It is going to be great but flexibility is key
Donations -Here is how you can help NOW. There has been some confusion how and where to donate funds.
Option 1: Go to our www.bahamashabitat.org site and select “Donate to the Cause” where you can donate online or just click right now on
DONATE HERE .
Option 2: Mail checks to our Bahamas Habitat Stateside 501(c)3 qualified charity at:
Bahamas Habitat 103 Dumbarton Ct Cary, North Carolina 27511-6305
NC Corporation No. C200721900211-1 FEIN: 87-0809313
Tarps cost $20 – $100+…please donate the value of at least 5 or 10 tarps… $100, $500, $1000+ requested as there is so much more we need. Thank You!
All donations are 100% USA tax deductible.
Specific Donations Needed (Qty)
Generators, at least 5000 Kw (6)
Drinking water (As much as possible)
Non-perishable food (For local families and BMH Volunteers)
Large Ice Maker (1)
Cots (20)
Large Tarps, at least 20′x20′ (40)
Toiletries
Cleaning Supplies
Bleach
PineSol
Mops
Roof Jacks, for steep roofs (4 sets)
Chain saws (3)
Replacement Chains (3)
Chain Lube (3)
Air Compressor (2)
Air Hoses (5 at least 50′)
Shingle Nail Gun (4)
1 1/4″ Shingle nail coils (4 cases)
Ladders – 8′ (4)
To pledge in-kind donations please send an email to: donate@bahamashabitat.org.
Let us know if you have means to transport the goods or if you need us to coordinate.
Thank you all and I look forward to seeing each of you all down here (come soon or sign up for the November Fly-In & Help Out) but if you can not make it, please support us by your financial assistance. You can visit this link to see a few pictures of Inagua.
http://picasaweb.google.com/MethodistHabitat/InaguaInitialVisit#
Peace and Love.
Abe
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Abraham (Abe) McIntyre
Executive Director Bahamas Methodist Habitat
Camp Symonette, James Cistern
Eleuthera, Bahamas 615-469-7974 USA
242-335-6210 Camp
242-422-9318 Cell
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