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December 2009 Earlier this year, long time love birds, Mark and Jennifer Bryant were married on Saturday, May 9th at the State Botanical Gardens Day Chapel. As many young couples do, they had been engaged and were planning the wedding of their dreams for quite some time. However, their planning was a bit different from most couples. Only a few months before the nuptials, Jennifer’s niece and nephew, suddenly became a huge factor in their wedding plans. Her 11 year old niece, Angel and her 13 year old brother, Bennie lost their mother and only parent unexpectedly. Fiancées, Mark and Jennifer, stepped right up to the plate. Though only in their early twenties, insisted they assume guardianship of the orphaned children and raise them as their own. So before they were even married they were instantly transformed into a quaint family of four. Both Angel and Bennie had such a tremendous loss in their lives but began flourishing as soon as they were settled with their aunt and uncle. It was Bennie that witnessed the unfortunate accident in the woods that day in Eatonton Georgia. He and Mark were deer hunting together and was standing at the bottom of the stand when Mark’s pant leg was snagged causing him to fall head first to the ground. Mark recalls lying on the ground and hearing Bennie’s screams for help. At that moment, he knew he had to remain calm for his son’s sake and he also knew that he had broken his neck. Mark instructed Bennie to reach into his pocket for his cell phone. Bennie did just as his new father had asked and called Jennifer’s uncle for help. The authorities were contacted and Mark was taken to the nearest hospital equipped for this sort of accident. Once at the hospital, the doctors gave Jennifer all the information they could. Many falls like this result in total paralysis or even death but they would need to do surgery before they could make any further predictions. He was stabilized and scheduled for surgery the next day. Throughout the night, Mark was kept heavily sedated and he had thousands of people praying for him. He underwent a 5 ½ hour surgery on both the front and back of his neck. The majority of the damage was inflicted to the 6th and 7th vertebrate with one of those having to be completely reconstructed from a bone graph from his hip. The other was fitted with plates and screws and they were able to stabilize his neck. As the doctors came from the operating room, they reported that there was damage to the spinal cord, but the degree of the damage was still unknown. They began slowly bringing him out of anesthesia and planned to watch how he progressed. With the holidays fast approaching and the undeniable need to help in anyway, both BDR owners, Travis Webb and Chad Collins, decided to start a fund to help ease the financial burden of what was to be. Mark is a very proud young man and would be devastated knowing that his accident could affect the kid’s Christmas negatively or that his new bride would worry about medical bills over the gas bill. The thought that he would never walk or move again simply never entered his mind. He was only thinking of his family and with upmost determination began moving his fingers and toes just hours after the surgery. As updates came in from Jennifer, the team of Bone Dry heard he had sat in a chair then later had walked 100 feet with help from a medical crew. Less than two weeks later Mark was at home being cared for by Jennifer and is expected to make a full recovery. We all here at Bone Dry Roofing Company adore Mark Bryant and his family. We realize how very blessed we are to have Mark as a friend and among all of us during this year’s Christmas. We cannot change that this happened to our dear friend but we have wanted to do anything in our individual power to help ease the inconvenience it has caused. Mark is young and strong and he has a close and happy family. God has blessed him over and over. The medical bills are enormous and he will require his wife’s assistance around the clock for many months ahead. A collaboration of good friends and many prayers have led us to start the Mark Bryant Assistance Fund through Wachovia Bank in Athens Georgia in hopes that God will continue to bless the Bryant Family. If you or someone you know is interested in helping the Mark, Jennifer, Bennie and Angel you may make a donation check payable to the Mark Bryant Assistance Fund. The donations can be mailed to the Athens branch of Bone Dry Roofing Company or can be deposited into the Wachovia account (number #1010259356620) at your local bank branch. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and May God Bless you in everything you do!
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Owner’s Message 2007 saw a special project come to fruition for Bone Dry Roofing Company. The Sparrow’s Nest Mission Church is a local ministry that serves the Athens community through a variety of outreach ministries. Sparrow’s Nest is a non-profit, Christ centered ministry that seeks to change lives through the power of God and nurturing relationships. By creatively meeting the needs of the at-risk population, they build trust, which is the doorway to hope and transformation. The Sparrow’s Nest operates out of the old Piedmont College building on Prince Avenue. Over the past several months, it became apparent that the existing roof system(s) had deteriorated past the point of repair and would need to be replaced. The financial hurdle of having to pay for over 8000 square feet of roof replacement was too much for the organization to overcome. Through a series of conversations and prayerful requests, Bone Dry Roofing Company was able to replace the roof on the facility at no cost to the ministry. With the help of the local Marine Corps detachment office, who volunteered labor services for removal of the old roof system, a new, ballasted EPDM roof system was installed. Local businesses Georgia Ground Cover and Allied Waste Services also made significant contributions to the project by providing the roof ballast and disposal services at no cost to the owner. Their willingness to participate in such a meaningful way allowed this project to be possible. Allowing the organization to focus on its ministry rather than be side-tracked by the cost of such a large-scale project was important to our company. If just one person is impacted eternally by the outreach provided by the Sparrow’s Nest, then our contribution was worthwhile. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with people like Ken Daniel, Earl Delmarter, Lt. Col. Seth Hathaway, and everyone who participated in this project. In addition, Bone Dry Roofing Company is in the process of setting up a not-for-profit organization called Roof Top Ministries. This organization will be used to provide similar services for individuals and organizations whose focus is on outreach ministry and who are unable to afford roof related expenses. |
