[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 27, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
the members of Trinity Lutheran Church in State Center, Iowa, for their 
efforts in improving the lives of those affected by Hurricane Katrina 
in Pascagoulia, Mississippi.
   The day Katrina struck the Gulf of Mexico members of The Trinity 
Lutheran congregation loaded up a semi-truck with food and cleaning 
supplies and has been helping those in need ever since. Some 
volunteered with the Red Cross in Mississippi during the November 
following the hurricane and then Trinity Lutheran put together a 
mission trip in June where church members helped rebuild homes.
   The collective effort by Trinity Lutheran members in Pascagoula, 
Mississippi is a characteristic of what Iowa is all about--regular 
citizens motivated and dedicated to improving the lives of their fellow 
citizens, and in this case the very people who need help the most. I 
commend Jim and Kathy Lively, Melanie Maddick, Rachael, Alan and Ryan 
Johnson, Janelle and Emily Durlin, Ron, Shelly, Ron Jr., Brandy and 
Mary Wilkey, Tyler and Abbey Sheer, Denise and Jordian Berrey, John and 
Marva Tolson, Breanna Billman, and all people who financed and 
organized the mission trip. I consider it an honor to represent each of 
those involved in this effort in the United States Congress and I 
congratulate and thank them for their great acts of kindness.

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