[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 208 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1301]
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                  HONORING ADEOLA ``ABRAHAM'' OLAGBEGI

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 2, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Adeola ``Abraham'' Olagbegi from Jackson, 
Mississippi.
  After a successful bone marrow transplant in November 2020, Adeola 
Olagbegi was given a chance to Make-A-Wish. Instead of wanting 
something a typical 13-year-old fighting cancer may ask for, he used 
his wish to start something bigger than himself
  Mr. Olagbegi chose to use his wish to feed the homeless for a year in 
his hometown, Jackson, MS. Before being diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia, 
a rare and life-threatening blood disorder, Mr. Olagbegi and his family 
looked forward to feeding the homeless every third Saturday in every 
month. This service to the community is known as ``Abraham's Table.'' 
``It was always a good thing to do, and that's what I grew up doing 
that, so I go back to my roots to do what I was taught to do.''
  ``I am a person of hope, so when you come against a big mountain, you 
have to remember you have a big God.'' Mr. Olagbegi is a living 
testimony that if you pour out good unto God's people, God will turn 
around and bless you beyond measure.
  After 10 months of ``Abraham's Table'', Mr. Olagbegi hopes to turn 
his wish into a nonprofit organization that will continue to impact the 
City of Jackson for the better. Since the beginning of Abraham's Table, 
Mr. Olagbegi has fed over hundreds of homeless citizens.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
Adeola ``Abraham'' Olagbegi for his dedication to serve the homeless 
for years to come.

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