[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 193 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING DR. TOMMY MIDDLETON

  Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, I rise today to speak to my friend, Dr. 
Tommy Middleton, the executive director of the Baptist Association of 
Greater Baton Rouge, who just opened us in prayer.
  Dr. Middleton oversees 100 churches and missions, which include 
services in 6 languages--Chinese, Burmese, Vietnamese, Filipino, 
Korean, and Spanish. I should say seven--also English. The ministries 
include the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Extension in Baton 
Rouge; student work at the Baptist Collegiate Ministries of Louisiana 
State University and Southern University; camp ministries at the Judson 
Baptist Retreat Center; prison ministries in four State prisons and six 
local parish jails; governmental interface on the local, State, and 
Federal levels; ministry to the seamen through the Seafarers 
Ministries; church planting regionally; and international missions in 
16 different countries in which he has been personally involved. I will 
add one more: bringing relief to victims of natural disasters across 
our country.
  Overall, Dr. Middleton has spread the good news of the Gospel for 
nearly 50 years. It was my honor to invite Dr. Middleton to open the 
U.S. Senate in prayer this morning. We have all been blessed.
  I yield back.

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