[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 191 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING EVANGELIST BARBARA GREEN

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 17, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Evangelist Barbara Green, a devoted Crossing Guard in Clinton, 
Mississippi.
  Barbara Green is a native of Bolton, Mississippi, and now resides in 
the city of Raymond. She is a mother of 2 children, a grandmother of 3 
and a great grandmother of 2. Barbara Green started her first job right 
out of high school at Blackstone restaurant on Historic Farish Street 
in Jackson, Mississippi. She then went on to work at Hunter Engineering 
for 17 years.
  After her retirement, a friend of Barbara Green's informed her of an 
open position at Sumner Hill for a crossing guard. She then went to try 
it out and fell in love with the job.
  She has been a crossing guard for 14 years in the Clinton community. 
Some of Barbara Green's most genuine moments are seeing the kids and 
parents every day as she directs them safely through traffic with a 
smile on her face.
  Outside of her inspirational job as a crossing guard, she is a 
devoted community servant. Mrs. Green is a choir member and Evangelist 
at Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Cornerstone Missionary 
Baptist Church.
  When asked what words she lives by, Evangelist Green expressed her 
favorite Bible Scripture which is ``I can do all things through Christ 
who strengthens me.'' Philippians 4:13
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Evangelist 
Barbara Green for her hard work and dedication to her community.

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