[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19766]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                WELCOMING THE REVEREND ROBERT A. THRIFT

  (Mr. KERNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KERNS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to welcome Robert A. 
Thrift from St. Bernice, Indiana, as our guest chaplain.
  Reverend Thrift has been pastor of St. Bernice Baptist Church for 8 
years. He has four wonderful children: Paul, Janie, Ann, Carrie; and 
seven beautiful grandchildren: Mason, Tyler, Paige, Carson, Claire, 
Courtney, and Cole. His son Paul and grandson Carson are, in fact, with 
us today.
  Reverend Thrift graduated from Houston Baptist University where he 
received his BA. He is also a graduate of Southwestern Baptist 
Theological Seminary. He has been a pastor both in Texas where he was 
born and in Indiana where he resides with his family.
  Reverend Thrift has always helped those who are less fortunate. He 
has assisted juveniles who had drug problems and alcohol problems, and 
he also spends his time giving comfort to those who have been 
hospitalized.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor for all of Indiana and myself to 
have Reverend Thrift present the prayer today in the United States 
House of Representatives.

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