[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1653]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF REVEREND FRED COBETT

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                          HON. SAXBY CHAMBLISS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2002

  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Reverend Fred 
Cobett, Children's Minister to Calvary Assembly of God in Dunwoody, 
Georgia, for taking on an unusual role to teach children how to help 
other children, while raising money for mission work.
  At the request of the children he works with, Pastor Cobett agreed to 
spend seven entire days on the ledge of a billboard forty feet above 
interstate 285 in Atlanta for a fundraiser called Up in the Air For 
Kids. This event is part of the Boys and Girls Missionary Crusade, a 
non-profit organization founded by the Assemblies of God Church that 
exists to reach the children of the world by creating a heart of 
compassion in the children they lead. The Up in the Air For Kids 
project is geared specifically toward raising community awareness of 
the needs of children around the world who are living in poverty. Nine 
other states nationwide are also participating in this benefit and hope 
to reach a cumulative goal of one million dollars. Pastor Cobett's goal 
for Georgia is to raise 100,000 dollars that will be distributed among 
four separate charities including Convoy of Hope, Latin America Child 
Care, Africa's Children, and Asia's Little Ones.
  As the son of a minister, I have a special affinity for Pastor Cobett 
and his ministry. It is a high calling, and I commend him for 
dedicating his life to teaching children the principles of charity, 
generosity, and goodwill in this creative manner.

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