[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15037-15038]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. ESTEBAN FERNANDEZ

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 12, 2009

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I would like to honor one of South 
Florida's most distinguished residents, Dr. Esteban Fernandez. Through 
his extreme devotion to the field of publishing and his intense belief 
in the Christian faith, Dr. Fernandez has facilitated the diffusion of 
Christian ideas between differing languages and cultures, and dedicated 
himself to knowledge.
  Dr. Fernandez holds a doctorate in Philosophy with an emphasis in 
leadership and organization. He also holds a degree of licentiate in 
Theology awarded by the Faculty of Theological and Religious Studies of 
Casa

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Sobre La Roca. In addition, Dr. Fernandez has been awarded an honorary 
Doctorate of Sacred Literature from Logos Christian College and an 
honorary Doctorate of Christian Counseling by Rhema University.
  His tenure at Editorial Vida saw into fruition the Spanish language 
version of several important Christian texts, the most notable of which 
is La Biblia Nueva Version Internacional. Dr. Fernandez also organized 
the translation and publication of Rick Warren's A Purpose Driven Life.
  He was also recognized as one of the ten best executives for his 
leadership at Editorial Vida in 2007. The great success that Dr. 
Esteban Fernandez has achieved is a result of his passionate devotion 
to his field and faith and I am truly grateful to call him a friend.

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