[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 81 (Friday, June 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF BISHOP RICHARD R. WILLIAMS AND BISHOP ELAINE WILLIAMS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 16, 2005

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Bishop Richard R. Williams and Bishop Elaine Williams, as they are 
honored by their congregation for founding the Mt. Calvary III 
Deliverance Outreach Ministries International, Inc., a spiritual haven 
of assistance, support and services focused on the most vulnerable 
citizens of our Cleveland community.
  Bishop Richard Williams and Bishop Elaine Williams, united in 
marriage for nearly twenty years, are also unified in their unwavering 
advocacy and service on behalf of at-risk children, and are united in 
their outreach work that includes offering educational programs and 
counseling services to youth and adults who are suffering from HIV and 
AIDS. Bishop Richard Williams has initiated and supported numerous HIV 
and AIDS prevention programs throughout our community. He is a 
certified instructor in the African-American HIV/Aids Program through 
the American Red Cross, and is state certified in Communicable Disease 
Management/First Aid.
  His remarkable rise from the darkness of his own personal suffering, 
is an unending source of inspiration and strength for children and 
adults who are lost in a cycle of pain, struggle and uncertainty. The 
community outreach and ministry that exists at the heart of Mt. Calvary 
Ministries begins at home. Over the past eighteen years, Bishop Richard 
Williams and Bishop Elaine Williams have opened their hearts and homes 
as foster parents. The Williams' have welcomed the most vulnerable and 
at-risk children into their lives, from babies, to children, to high-
risk teens, offering an abundance of love, guidance, security and hope, 
where none existed before.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Bishop Richard R. Williams and Bishop Elaine Williams, co-founders 
of the Mt. Calvary III Deliverance Outreach Ministries International, 
for nearly twenty years of compassionate service as teachers, mentors, 
foster parents and healers. Their unified commitment, kindness and 
caring for the children of our community has served to lift the spirits 
of countless individuals, and will forever reflect faith, hope and 
light throughout our entire community.

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