'Missionary Flights' head to hard-hit Bahamas to help after Hurricane Irene. The non-profit will make several trips to islands.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Supplies are being prepared to be flown from south Florida to help Bahamians who were in Hurrican Irene's path.

One of many groups from this area who are willing to help our neighbors to the east is Missionary Flights International. The group will make several flights starting Saturday morning to the hard-hit Bahamas and beyond.

The Treasure Coast-based group is will first fly to the islands with more than 600 lbs. in tarps alone. After a return trip to south Florida to reload, Missionary Flights International takes to the sky again, planning to touch down on a different, heavily, wooded island with a number of chain saws.

Fallen trees have been keeping people from getting around some of the islands. "We get ready to haul a load of supplies to someplace and they kick in for the fuel," said Dick Snook, President of Missionary Flights International. "They don't pay the pilots or the mechanics who work on it. They simply pay for the fuel for the airplane. The rest of the operation is funded by donations directly to Missionary Flights," he added.

The Salvation Army donated about 2,000 lbs. of food that will be loaded on board these flights.

Source: http://www.wptv.com