[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DON DAVIDSON

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                             HON. RON LEWIS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 1, 2006

  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to introduce 
Reverend Don Davidson, Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church in 
Alexandria, Virginia, joining us to deliver this morning's prayer. 
Reverend Davidson is a remarkable man and Christian witness whose 
vocation has touched the hearts and moved the spirits of countless men 
and women throughout his three decades of pastoral service.
  Born in Suffolk, Virginia, Reverend Davidson earned degrees from 
Virginia Commonwealth University and Southeast Baptist Theological 
Seminary at Wake Forest, North Carolina. His Christian mission has 
brought him and his equally gifted wife Audrey to pastorates in 
Farmville, Virginia; Henderson, North Carolina; Orlando, Florida; and 
Danville, Virginia before being called to the First Baptist Church of 
Alexandria this past September.
  The First Baptist Church has been a place of worship for numerous 
Members of Congress and their staff throughout its 200-year history. In 
fact, Reverend Davidson first came to my attention through Darla Tomes, 
a former member of my staff, who works for the Department of Defense.
  Thank you, Reverend Davidson, for being here today to invoke God's 
divine guidance as we start this Second Session of the 109th Congress. 
I ask my colleagues to join me in welcoming you to the House of 
Representatives.

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