[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 69 (Monday, June 5, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S5428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO PASTOR BRIAN KEITH SINCLAIR

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
Pastor Brian Keith Sinclair of Hartford, CT. Pastor Sinclair is the 
founder and visionary of Triumphant World Outreach Ministries, which 
will be celebrating its fourth anniversary on June 10.
  Triumphant is an outreach organization that seeks to give inner-city 
youth, teens, and young adults a sense of hope for the future. The 
organization declares in its mission statement an intention to ``reach 
the lost at any cost.'' Triumphant offers a number of programs and 
services for those youth and their parents who choose to participate, 
intended to keep young people off the streets, away from the 
destructive forces of drug use and violence that ensnare far too many 
young people. Since the ministry opened in 2002, countless youths have 
taken advantage of its homework clubs and job placement services and 
enjoyed its various artistic and dance programs. The ministry also 
arranges many recreational activities and outings for the youth, 
including trips to amusement parks, fishing lessons, and minor league 
baseball games.
  In 2002, Pastor Sinclair delivered a sermon to the South 
Congregational Church in Hartford entitled ``Now Perform the Doing of 
It.'' In the sermon Pastor Sinclair stressed to his audience that the 
time to reach out to young people is now, that those who are at risk 
can't wait to be helped. Anyone who has taken a look at what Pastor 
Sinclair has done over the past few years will tell you that Pastor 
Sinclair has applied this sense of urgency to all the work he has done.
  In recent years, Pastor Sinclair has expanded his community service 
efforts at a breathtaking pace. He has launched various initiatives in 
major cities and towns throughout Connecticut. He serves as the 
director of the Hands for Change program in New Jersey, which also has 
satellite programs in Massachusetts and New York. Recently, Triumphant 
announced plans to expand its program in Hartford to the city's Park 
Street Frog Hollow neighborhood.
  Pastor Sinclair and the rest of the staff at Triumphant are shining 
examples of how through hard work and selflessness, a small group of 
people can pull together to strengthen their community. When I think 
about how Triumphant will be celebrating its fourth anniversary, all I 
can really do is hope that it will be around for many more years to 
come. When I look back at what Pastor Brian Keith Sinclair has done for 
communities throughout the great State of Connecticut, I can't help but 
be filled with a deep sense of gratitude and hope for the future. It is 
truly an honor to say thank you, Pastor Sinclair, Connecticut is a 
better place because of you.

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