[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 26, 1994]
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                     CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT

  Mr. FORD. Madam President, it has been said that you can preach a 
better sermon with your life than with your lips. If that is true, then 
we have got some natural-born preachers in eastern Kentucky.
  Next week, the Christian Appalachian Project will dedicate a house 
their volunteers built for the Hall family of Martin County. The Halls 
lost their house to a fire during the winter of 1993.
  As far as I am concerned there could not be a house with a more solid 
foundation; one of community cooperation and good will. In fact, it is 
hard to count the number of good intentions that helped to put the 
walls of this house in place.
  It all began when the Make-a-Wish-Foundation of Point Pleasant, WV, 
set out to make a wish come true for the Halls' 5-year-old daughter who 
suffers from cancer.
  Kayla turned down a trip to Disney World and instead asked for a play 
house. When a contractor could not be found in the area, the Christian 
Appalachian Project came to the rescue with a crew of volunteers.
  But when the volunteers arrived, they discovered the playhouse was to 
be built on the site where the family's home had burned down. While 
volunteers got to work making Kayla's wish come true, Assistant 
Director Rose Price got to work on a real house for the Halls.
  Madam President, no government policy or program can compare with the 
cooperation and service this community demonstrated through their 
actions, not just their words.
  The Christian Appalachian Project, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and 
the many volunteers from Martin, Lawrence, and Floyd Counties have my 
thanks and praise for showing just what kind of communities you can 
find in eastern Kentucky.
  But more important, they have the satisfaction of knowing they have 
made a difference in the Halls' lives and consequently, in their 
community's future as a whole.

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