TITLE: Honoring Pastor Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady Jazmine Rainey for eight years of dedicated service at Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center in Mesquite.

SUMMARY: Honoring Pastor Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady Jazmine Rainey for eight years of dedicated service at Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center in Mesquite.

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WHEREAS, The members of Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center in Mesquite are coming together April 12-14, 2013, to honor Pastor Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady Jazmine Rainey for eight years of dedicated service to that congregation; and WHEREAS, A native of New Orleans, Pastor Rainey began leading worship services when he was just 15 years old, and he entered the ministry four years later; he went on to become a youth pastor at 21 and studied at Union Baptist Theological Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; and WHEREAS, Pastor and Mrs. Rainey relocated to Dallas after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, founding Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center in December of that year; the church has since played a vital role in the community, providing area residents with opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship, and outreach; and WHEREAS, Jireh's Tabernacle sponsors a variety of ministries and places a special emphasis on reaching out to young people through its choir, Bible study, and other youth activities; in addition, the congregation has focused on extending a helping hand to those in need through its food drives and holiday projects; and WHEREAS, Throughout their tenure at Jireh's Tabernacle, Pastor and First Lady Rainey have wholeheartedly committed themselves to advancing the mission of the church, and in so doing, they have enriched the lives of numerous people with their strong faith and guidance; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor Pastor Nathaniel Rainey and First Lady Jazmine Rainey for their eight years of service and leadership at Jireh's Tabernacle Worship Center and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Pastor and First Lady Rainey as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Rose Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1323 was adopted by the House on April 8, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House