[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING REVEREND TERRY RIBBLE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Ribble) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RIBBLE. Mr. Speaker, as much as I am tempted to tell stories 
about my brother this morning, I will digress. It is my honor this 
morning to welcome as our guest chaplain my brother, Pastor Terry 
Ribble.
  It is no surprise to me to find Terry in the full-time ministry. For 
as long as I can remember, he possessed the heart of a pastor. Terry 
left home at the age of 18 to go into foreign missions. Years later, he 
returned to the United States with his wife, Madeline, and has spent 
his entire life in full-time pastoral service. No one who knows my 
family is taken aback by his chosen work. Today, Terry is the senior 
pastor at Grace Bible Church in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. He possesses the 
acumen, compassion, and intellect uniquely suited for this purpose.
  The work that churches like his do in our communities changes and 
affects the lives of thousands of Americans as they reach out to the 
less fortunate, the sick, and the hungry, improving the lives of whom 
they touch. They enrich our communities.
  I have watched Terry do all of these things. I am proud of him and of 
his work, and I thank him for his service today.

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