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Bennie G. Thompson was mentioned in HONORING ADEOLA ``ABRAHAM'' OLAGBEGI..... on page E1301 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Dec. 2, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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HONORING ADEOLA ``ABRAHAM'' OLAGBEGI

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HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

of mississippi

in the house of representatives

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable public servant, Adeola ``Abraham'' Olagbegi from Jackson, Mississippi.

After a successful bone marrow transplant in November 2020, Adeola Olagbegi was given a chance to Make-A-Wish. Instead of wanting something a typical 13-year-old fighting cancer may ask for, he used his wish to start something bigger than himself

Mr. Olagbegi chose to use his wish to feed the homeless for a year in his hometown, Jackson, MS. Before being diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia, a rare and life-threatening blood disorder, Mr. Olagbegi and his family looked forward to feeding the homeless every third Saturday in every month. This service to the community is known as ``Abraham's Table.''

``It was always a good thing to do, and that's what I grew up doing that, so I go back to my roots to do what I was taught to do.''

``I am a person of hope, so when you come against a big mountain, you have to remember you have a big God.'' Mr. Olagbegi is a living testimony that if you pour out good unto God's people, God will turn around and bless you beyond measure.

After 10 months of ``Abraham's Table'', Mr. Olagbegi hopes to turn his wish into a nonprofit organization that will continue to impact the City of Jackson for the better. Since the beginning of Abraham's Table, Mr. Olagbegi has fed over hundreds of homeless citizens.

Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Adeola ``Abraham'' Olagbegi for his dedication to serve the homeless for years to come.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 208

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