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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After 33 years of offering spiritual guidance and |
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leading missionary projects, Pastor Edward Bryan Morrison of the |
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Church of the Living Water in Deer Park is retiring on July 29, |
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2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Bryan Morrison founded this nondenominational |
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church on March 15, 1974, inspired by the ideal of emphasizing the |
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commonalities among Christians, rather than the differences; over |
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the years, the congregation of the Church of the Living Water has |
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grown to more than 250 members; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in ministerial work outside of the United |
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States, Pastor Morrison played an important role in the founding of |
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an English school in Quito, Ecuador, where students of limited |
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financial resources can study; he has also supported the |
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construction and maintenance of churches in Honduras, and he is a |
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part of a global evangelical team that provides support to pastors |
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and congregations all over the world, many of which cannot worship |
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openly because they suffer religious persecution; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his work, Bryan Morrison has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his family, which includes his wife, Margaret, |
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daughters Paula Sullivan and her husband, Mark, and Danna Shaw and |
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her husband, Jaime, and grandchildren Morgan and Adrianne Sullivan |
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and Blair and Darby Shaw; and |
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WHEREAS, By following his principles and encouraging others |
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to do the same, Pastor Morrison has established a strong legacy of |
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hope, faith, and activism, and his steadfast efforts over more than |
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three decades have positively influenced countless lives in his own |
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community and abroad; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Pastor Bryan Morrison on his |
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retirement from the Church of the Living Water and extend to him |
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best wishes for happiness and success as he embarks on the next |
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stage of his life; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pastor Morrison as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |