A dozen members of First Baptist Church spent last week in Haiti, a trip that could prove life-changing both for them and for the people they helped.

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Beth Knapik, a member of Lawrence's First Baptist Church, digs the foundation of a school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a mission trip.

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Tim Bonner, a member of Lawrence's First Baptist Church, rests in the shade with Haitian boy Emerson while helping build a school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a mission trip.

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Danny Trent, the Rev. Matthew Sturtevant, John Pauls, Brent Lamb, Scott Lamb, Dava Cooper, Jessie Cooper, Beth Knapik, Tim Bonner, Nancy Bonner, Hal Lawrence and Seth Macchi, members of Lawrence's First Baptist Church, dig the foundation of a school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a mission trip.

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Tim Bonner, Brent Lamb and Scott Lamb, members of Lawrence's First Baptist Church, dig the foundation of a school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a mission trip.

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Scott Lamb and Beth Knapik, members of Lawrence's First Baptist Church, dig the foundation of a school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a mission trip.

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Dava Cooper, Seth Macchi, Nancy Bonner and Tim Bonner, members of Lawrence's First Baptist Church, dig the foundation of a school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a mission trip.

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Danny Trent, Dava Cooper, Scott Lamb, Jessie Cooper and Seth Macchi, members of Lawrence's First Baptist Church, dig the foundation of a school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on a mission trip.