[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ALYSSA FERGUSON'S WELL

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share a story with the American 
people, a story of courage, love, and faith. It is a story of one of my 
bosses back home, a young lady, Alyssa Ferguson.
  In sixth grade, Alyssa was told that she had cancer and that the 
cancer would likely take her young life. She was approached by the 
Sugar Land Make-a-Wish Foundation; but instead of wishing to meet a 
famous person and turning inward, Alyssa turned outward. Her wish was 
to have a water well built in rural Africa for people in need.
  Last year, Alyssa's wish was granted; the well was dug. And this 
year, Alyssa's 29 rounds of chemotherapy and 30 days of radiation 
treatment will pay off as she goes to Africa and sips water out of her 
well.
  I want to thank Alyssa for showing all of us that love and faith 
overcome all.
  May God bless Alyssa Ferguson.

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