Wendell Ford: “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…”

“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.”