[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9979]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING BISHOP WILLIAM L. SHEALS

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 27, 2010

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker:
  Whereas, Bishop William L. Sheals is celebrating 30 years in pastoral 
leadership this year and has provided stellar leadership to his church 
on an international level; and
  Whereas, Bishop William L. Sheals, under the guidance of God, has 
pioneered and sustained Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, as an 
instrument in our community that uplifts the spiritual, physical and 
mental welfare of our citizens; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious man of God has given hope to 
the hopeless, fed the hungry and is a beacon of light to those in need; 
and
  Whereas, Bishop William L. Sheals is a spiritual warrior, a man of 
compassion, a fearless leader and a servant to all, but most of all a 
visionary who has shared not only with his Church, but with our 
district and the world his passion to spread the gospel of Jesus 
Christ; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Bishop William L. Sheals 
as he celebrates 30 years in pastoral leadership;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim 
May 16, 2010, as Bishop William L. Sheals Day in the Fourth 
Congressional District.

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