Bill Text: GA SR130 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Operation Beautiful Feet Team; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-04 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR130 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR130-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 130
By:
Senator Hamrick of the 30th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Operation Beautiful Feet team; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
years ago, a Sunday school group of fifth graders at United Methodist Church in
Carrollton, Georgia, had a dream to minister the word of God and provide
comfort, kindness, and support to the downtrodden and homeless children of
Africa; and
WHEREAS,
with a promise from their teacher, Joy Griffin, that they would visit Africa if
they proved they were dedicated to their cause by raising money and learning
about the plight of those less fortunate then them, the students created
Operation Beautiful Feet; and
WHEREAS,
inspired by scripture, the goal of Operation Beautiful Feet was to travel to
Kenya and assist the youngest victims of the continent's AIDS epidemic, the
children who have become orphans and homeless after their parents lost their
battle with the disease; and
WHEREAS,
for years, the students prepared for their trip to Africa by raising funds and
training and studying diligently, and their dreams became reality with help from
the International Leadership Institute of Carrollton; and
WHEREAS,
during their visit to Nairobi, Kenya, an eight-square-mile town in which over 2
million people live, they built a two-story schoolroom in two weeks, clearing
the area of garbage, hauling the lumber, and hammering tin to provide the
homeless children in the area with a safe place to learn; and
WHEREAS,
while in Nairobi, the teenagers of Operation Beautiful Feet went door-to-door to
share the Gospel and pray, entertained the townspeople with puppet shows and
skits about the Bible, and had the opportunity to teach children the word of God
with the help of a translator; and
WHEREAS,
during their missionary trip to Africa, Operation Beautiful Feet also traveled
to Naivasha, Kenya, where they saw a building, Strong Tower, they had raised
funds to have built, which served as the home for 24 previously homeless boys;
and
WHEREAS,
at Strong Tower, the Operation Beautiful Feet team prepared a garden for the
residents to use as a source of food and income, played games with the children,
and purchased each boy their first pair of new shoes; and
WHEREAS,
with the funds raised by the team, they were able to purchase a generator for
Strong Tower so that the boys could live more comfortably in a building with
electricity and since their return home, have resumed their fundraising efforts
to continue to house the homeless children of Africa; and
WHEREAS,
the Operation Beautiful Feet team is made up of 12 remarkable students from Oak
Mountain Academy, Bremen High School, and Carrollton High School;
and
WHEREAS,
the generous and amazing members of Operation Beutiful Feet include Molly
Garner, Kelli Allen, Caroline Batch, Chelsea Goodman, Marissa Shunn, Grace
Glanton, Carlee Thomas, Katy Flinn, Jamie Swindle, Sam Martin, Kyle Martin, and
Caleb Griffin; and
WHEREAS,
the trip was also made possible through the direction, leadership, and selfless
example provided by chaperone Kelly Glanton and Operation Beautiful Feet's
leader, Joy Griffin; and
WHEREAS,
Operation Beautiful Feet's remarkable missionary journey and display of kindness
and compassion serves as an example of how everyone can make a difference and is
worthy of recognition.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Operation Beautiful Feet for their altruistic and magnanimous deeds for the
orphans of Africa.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to each member of Operation
Beautiful Feet.
