January 19, 2007 1:05 PM
See Ben work! Hear Ben sing!
Here is Ben (my #5) working on post-Katrina relief in Biloxi, Mississippi over his Christmas break.:
Click below to hear Ben singing at Blue Ridge Bible Church last Sunday:
Here is the poster for the opera in which Ben will be playing the role of the hunchback Tonio - at Liberty University 1/25 - 2/3:
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Is there any chance you might get Ben to share some of his experiences doing the relief work? I'd love to hear more about it, putting a more personal image on the great work I know is going on in the Biloxi area.
My brother-in-law has been stationed at Keesler AFB since about a year before Katrina struck, so the topic is of some personal interest to me. As various family members have travelled down to Biloxi to see my sister and her family since Katrina (my trip this past September is the most recent), we've gotten to see "snapshots" throughout the whole rebuilding process. It's been truly amazing.
What is also amazing (and being "mostly liberal," I admit it gives me pains to admit it) is the difference between how the states of Mississippi and Louisiana have handled the rebuilding effort and what condition they're each in as a result. Because Louisiana has primarily insisted on waiting for federal aid, they're not nearly as recovered from Katrina as Mississippi, who has taken a "let's jump in and do what we can right now" approach. During my visit in September, we also made a trip to the New Orleans zoo, and I was able to observe this difference for myself.
Posted by: Jarred | January 19, 2007 2:05 PM
Barbara, Ben's song was such a wonderful blessing. Is the song available in sheet music? The Lord's Blessings are so rich, what a priviledge it is to be in God's family. Pam
Posted by: pam | January 19, 2007 5:33 PM
