[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I yield to the distinguished junior Senator 
from the State of Arizona, Mr. Kyl.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Arizona is 
recognized.
  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I appreciate the majority leader yielding for 
the purpose of commenting for a moment about the guest Chaplain who 
just delivered the prayer, who happens to be the chaplain of my church 
in Paradise Valley. Let me speak a few words about Tim Smith and his 
service to our congregation.
  He is the associate director of Congressional Ministries at Valley 
Church, and his expertise is ministries throughout the community. He 
has been a pastoral minister for over 25 years, serving as a hospice 
chaplain, a prison chaplain, and a bereavement counselor. In addition, 
he is a certified spiritual director and mentor and teacher to those 
who study spiritual direction. Tim and his wife Rita are members of 
Valley Presbyterian Church. They are parents of two sons, one of whom, 
incidentally, interned in my office in Phoenix, AZ.
  It is also a special privilege for a guest Chaplain to be here, and I 
express my appreciation also to our Chaplain, Dr. Barry Black, for his 
willingness and kindness in inviting Tim Smith to be with us today.
  Mr. President, I welcome Tim Smith, Minister of Valley Presbyterian 
Church, to Washington and to the Senate.

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