Blog helps Hurricane Ike Victims

I originally posted this story in May. It's about the Wilsons of Orange whose home was destroyed during Hurricane Ike. I asked for assistance for the elderly couple who needed help in starting over. Well, the call for help was heard. I'm really excited to tell you that the Wilsons have received a new air conditioning unit, a $1,000 monetary donation, and they will be receiving a house full of new furniture courtesy of a local furniture store. "I'm elated that God has wonderfuly blessed me in ways I never expected," Mrs. Wilson tells Front Row. "I'm just excited to tell others that if you trust in God all things are possible."
God is Good! I've received so many blessings in my life so it's great to be a blessing to others. Besides, Mrs. Wilson is such a sweet person and she's always been so supportive. The furniture will be delivered in a few weeks once the home is repaired and of course I'll be there to take pictures.
Here's the original story: Rosa Wilson and her husband, Olan, lived in their home on Cherry Street in Orange for 36 years. But Hurricane Ike changed all that when four feet of water spread through the home destroying it.
"We lost everything," Mrs. Wilson says. "It's devastating." Everything from clothing to furniture to both of their cars and special momentos like their grandchildren's artwork that Mrs. Wilson had been gathering in a scrapbook to give to them when they graduated from high school. The couple who are in their 70s are now living in a Fema trailer while they try to start over. Their once fully-furnished home is now a construction site. They spend their days with contractors trying to put the pieces together again. With Hurricane season just about a month away, many residents in the Orange area are still trying to regroup from last year. In addition to losing everything, Wilson also missed her 50th year reunion at Jarvis Christian College because of the hardship--something she had been looking forward to attending. She cries as she recounts the story of how her classmates urged her to come, but she just wasn't in the right state of mind to celebrate anything. The past few months have been rough mentally and emotionally. Now the couple has to spend their hard-earned retirement funds-she was a teacher and he worked at a plant in Orange---on household items like a new air conditioner and new bedroom furniture instead of traveling and enjoying their money in their golden years. She manages to smile as she goes through the house explaining the work that needs to be done to complete the home, but you know that it's a fleeting moment.
Once she closes the door and walks back to her Fema trailer, reality sinks in once again. If you'd like to help the couple, call (409) 886-4323.