[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                       TRIBUTE TO CHARLES COLSON

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, most people can point to at least one or 
two leaders, historical figures, or personal mentors who significantly 
affected their lives or callings. Chuck Colson was all three of these 
things to me and to many, many others. Charles W. Colson went to be 
with his Lord on April 21, 2012.
  Chuck Colson was a profound example of someone saved by grace. As a 
State legislator, I was truly grieved by our State's sky-high 
recidivism rates and got involved with several prison ministries, 
including Koinonia House, which was founded by yet another man whose 
life was turned around after he converted in prison and met Charles 
Colson.
  Then, a year before I ran for Congress, I was part of Chuck Colson's 
fantastic discipleship program. My wife and I chose to name our 
youngest son Koleson. I pray for my Kole that his life, like Chuck 
Colson's, would reflect the life-changing grace and redemption offered 
to us by the cross.

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