[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 72 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H4419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING THE REVEREND RICK ASTLE

  (Mr. McINTYRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McINTYRE. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to introduce the Reverend 
Rick Astle, who just delivered the invocation for the U.S. House as we 
begin this National Day of Prayer, a time when communities across 
America will be joining in prayer for our country today. And what 
better person to begin this day than a man whose prayer ministry has 
carried him across our country and who has written a book on this very 
subject.
  Born and reared in Oklahoma, now residing in Whiteville, North 
Carolina, he is married to the former Donna Strickland of Lumberton, 
who is with us today; and they have one son, John, who is a law student 
at North Carolina Central.
  Rick was educated at the University of Kentucky and at Southern 
Baptist Seminary, and he has served Southern Baptist churches for over 
30 years, has spoken in over 20 States, and is author of the book, The 
Priority of Kingdom-Focused Prayer, and now is the Director of Missions 
for the Waccamaw Baptist Association in Conway, South Carolina.
  And as his brother-in-law, I am particularly honored to have him open 
us on this very special National Day of Prayer.

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