[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, nearly a quarter of a million folks from 
Louisiana are now in Texas due to the devastating impact of Hurricane 
Katrina. Taking care of these people is a daunting task, but the good 
people of southeast Texas have risen to the challenge. Today, I would 
especially like to acknowledge the hard work being done by our faith 
community.
  They include the Spring Tabernacle in Spring, Texas; the First 
Baptist Churches of South Houston, Katy, and Houston, Texas; the 
Bayshore Baptist Church in LaPorte; the New Life Church in LaPorte; the 
Second Baptist Churches of Baytown and Houston, Texas; Holy Family 
Catholic Church in Baytown; the Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont; and 
the Memorial Church of Christ in Houston.
  There are many other churches in Harris, Liberty, and Jefferson 
Counties who have set up shelters that house evacuees numbering into 
the thousands. Dozens of other churches have started donation sites and 
food banks that have been so effective that the Houston Area Salvation 
Army has stated they have plenty of items for these evacuees.
  Madam Speaker, while the work of these churches is extraordinary, 
they do not seem to think so. To them, they are doing exactly what they 
should be doing. They are just following the good biblical principle of 
taking care of and loving their neighbor.

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