[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11811]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      A POINT OF LIGHT FOR ALL AMERICANS: REV. DR. EVELYN R. JOHN

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                          HON. MAJOR R. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 25, 2001

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, as the nation of Guyana celebrates its 35th 
Independence Anniversary, I would like to salute an outstanding 
Guyanese American, Rev. Dr. Evelyn R. John as a Point of Light for all 
Americans.
  Rev. Dr. Evelyn John was born and raised in Georgetown Guyana. All 
through her childhood she was exposed to a Christian upbringing, and in 
her adulthood she joined the Guyana Unity Church. After several years 
as a Truth Teacher, she was ordained a Minister in 1980.
  Rev. Dr. Evelyn John migrated to the United States in 1983 and on 
February 12, 1984, she founded the New Life Center of Truth in the 
Flatbush Brooklyn Community, with an initial membership of about sixty 
members. Today the ``New Life Center for Truth'' serves over five 
hundred active members and approximately three hundred non-registrants.
  She also caters to a cross section of youths in the Youth Group and 
Sunday School, in the form of guidance counseling and self development 
which provides incentives for the pursuance of higher learning. Over 
the past several years, she has traveled to seminars overseas, namely 
India, Antigua and Peru where she made vocal presentations.
  It has always been her desire to serve. Hers is evident in her 
untiring devotion to people and their spiritual needs.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to salute Rev. Dr. Evelyn R. John as a Point 
of Light for all Americans.

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