[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20059]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        WELCOMING PASTOR ANTHONY GEORGE OF ALOMA BAPTIST CHURCH

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to welcome today's guest chaplain, 
Pastor Anthony George of Aloma Baptist Church in Winter Park, Florida. 
Thanks to Pastor George's leadership, Aloma Baptist is making a 
difference in central Florida and beyond. Let me give you some 
examples.
  When Hurricane Katrina hit a little more than a year ago, Aloma 
Baptist Church acted, immediately dispatching teams to the gulf coast 
to provide humanitarian relief. Today, 1 year later, teams from Aloma 
Baptist have stayed the course and are still helping our gulf coast 
neighbors rebuild. And in central Florida, through Aloma Baptist Great 
Days of Service campaign, church members have gone into my community 
and poured countless hours into efforts like feeding the homeless, 
volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House, and mentoring children at 
summer camps.
  Mr. Speaker, my community and this country are better places today 
because this humble country preacher from Mississippi came to central 
Florida to serve God and serve people. Pastors from across the country 
could learn a thing or two from Anthony George about how to build a 
difference-making church.

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