what still needs to take place in Haiti.

“It is so heart breaking and sad to see the shape that they are in. The medi-cal need is tremendous down there, and the team is helping this several Hai-tians at a time.

“We had several great interpreters that I became very close to, and I would call them family now. The hardest part for me was as we unpacked at the air-port, Charloman, one of our interpreters, gave me a hug and said ‘I love you. I pray for you.’

“To think that I made a difference in and showed at least one person the love of Christ was worth the whole trip!

“God worked in so many ways and provided so much for us while we were gone. I would like to thank each and every per-son who supported me and prayed for me while I was gone.

“I would encourage all of those reading this arti-cle to get involved — if it’s going or fi nancially sup-porting a member of the team to return.

“I never thought I would be going to a third world country, and now I can’t wait to go back!

“Please continue to pray for the Haitians and the missionaries that contin-ue to go there and please keep supporting the team as we return there, both fi -nancially and prayerfully.”

After her husband Ger-ald traveled to Haiti with the Hearts and Hands team, Jackie Cannon de-cided to make her fi rst trip there last month.

“I had seen the pic-tures, heard the stories. Gerald and I had talked so much about Haiti and his experiences when he went last November,” said Jackie.

“I really thought I was prepared but found out that I really wasn’t pre-pared at all for what I would see and feel while I was there.

“I stepped off the plane into a country that was devastated by earthquake damage. The airport it-self has not been repaired yet. Military police were standing around with weapons. I was scared in-side.

“We loaded up luggage and boarded the SMI bus

for the Mission House that was 35 miles away. That trip took two hours! The roads were horrible and in bad need of re-pairs. I remember just sit-ting there in awe of how these people were living.

“Many tent homes are still in place while some have been moved to the outside of the city. I feel that some of our worst outbuildings would be a mansion for these people.

“Upon arriving at the mission house, I made eye contact with a cou-ple of children. I spoke to them and they spoke back to me. Their names were Job and Iglasius. They asked me my name and I told them. I bonded with those two kids im-mediately. It made my day to see them before and after we had been away for the day working in the clinics.

“They came to the mis-sion house the morning we left. It broke my heart to tell them goodbye. They had asked me when

I was coming back and would I bring them some tennis shoes.

“I worked each day in the medical clinic we held. There was so many people in such bad need of medical attention. We passed out medicine and vitamins to those we saw at each location. I worked the pharmacy in one of the clinics and gave out t-shirts, underwear and toys to the Haitians at the other clinic.

“The Haitians are such an appreciative people and so loving. I plan to go back to Haiti when the team is scheduled to return. I left a part of my heart there when I left.”

As for Gerald Cannon, he said that upon his sec-ond trip to Haiti, he found that the need for food and housing was still some thing most needed.

“I noticed that it ap-peared that some had moved out of the tent cit-ies near the capital city of Port-au-Prince. But a few miles down the road, I

saw that the tent city had been moved to a location outside the city.

“The people of Haiti live in such poor condi-tions that we in America just couldn’t imagine what it would be like to wake up every day and face that challenge.

“We were blessed to work with the people and let them know that people in the states still are in-terested in helping them anyway possible.

“The highlight of the trip was witnessing to those who were with-out Christ in their life. Serving along with the other team members was great and seeing young people like Chase, Josh and Taryn step up and perform whatever task came their way was truly a blessing to the people and to us as adults.

“Trips to Haiti are truly eye opening experiences that last a lifetime and give you a better appre-ciation of what we have in America.”

March 21, 2012—THE TIMES LEADER—Princeton, Ky. Section C, Page 5

Mission team delivers hope to HaitiContinued from Page C-4

IN APPRECIATIONWords are inadequate to express the gratitude

we feel towards everyone who showed so much caring and kindness in the passing of our loved one. We will never forget those who sent cards, called, visited, attended the services, and most of all prayed for us. May God bless you all.The Family Of Addie Lee Borgmann

In AppreciationOur family would like to thank everyone for the kind-ness shown to us during our loss. Thank you for the food, owers, cards, Gideon Bible donations, and every act of kindness. A special thanks to Morgan’s Funeral Home, Princeton Health and Rehab and Bro. Richie McKinney for all your words of comfort. May God bless you all.

Sincerely,The Family of Lois Ruth Vickrey

A fund-raiser at Caldwell County Primary School organized by first grader Katie Menser netted over $720 which was used to purchase goats for Haitian families by the Hearts and Hands for Haiti team.

Taryn Davis (left) was one of the Princeton missionaries on the Hearts and Hands for Haiti team which traveled there in February and plans to return in June.

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