MSU student brings hope to Haiti

He says experience changed his life

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Lynne Crandall | for NOISE

At first glance, Kiel Tilley might seem like a typical college student: good-looking, athletic-build, studying biology and chemistry at MSU to become a teacher. But when the 22-year-old talks about his trips to install water filtration systems in Haiti, you see that the warmth of the people and the poverty of the tiny island haunt him.

In 2004, Tilley went on an eight-day trip to Haiti with a Howell-based group called Rain Catchers that has become a yearly commitment.

After arriving on his first trip, Tilley was overwhelmed when dozens of needy village children surrounded him, jumping up and down and asking for hugs and presents. Tilley was so shaken that he retreated for an hour to process the experience.

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