Full Text of HR1077 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Art Rorheim, co-founder of | 4 | | AWANA Clubs International, on his commitment to his faith, his | 5 | | family, his State, his country, and to churches across the | 6 | | world; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Art Rorheim's wife and co-worker for the past 75 | 8 | | years, Winnie, is considered his
most important partner in the | 9 | | ministry; marrying in 1939, they weathered some lean
times in | 10 | | the early years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In the 1930s, Art Rorheim volunteered as a weekly | 12 | | club leader at the North Side Gospel
Center under the direction | 13 | | of Dr. Lance Latham, and later became the youth director; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Art Rorheim and Dr. Latham were pioneers in | 15 | | creating the youth director post, prioritizing
ministry to | 16 | | children and teens, and created a new midweek ministry called | 17 | | AWANA (Approved
Workmen Are Not Ashamed); and | 18 | | WHEREAS, AWANA blossomed, drawing over 500 children and | 19 | | teens to the Gospel Center
each week; other churches learned | 20 | | about its success and inquired about its availability; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As the Executive Director of AWANA, Art Rorheim | 2 | | expanded the
organization into a worldwide ministry, with over | 3 | | 14,000 churches, orphanages, and
Christian schools operating | 4 | | in over 100 countries, impacting over 700,000 young people in a
| 5 | | given week; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, In his mid-90s, Art Rorheim continues to welcome | 7 | | opportunities to share his heart, wisdom,
and experiences with | 8 | | a variety of audiences in various venues, speaking at AWANA | 9 | | Ministry
Conferences, churches, on radio programs, and has been | 10 | | interviewed by a wide range of print, online,
and radio media; | 11 | | he still travels the world to speak at conferences and meet | 12 | | with ministry leaders
and partners; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, When Art Rorheim looks back at his years in AWANA, | 14 | | he cannot imagine his phenomenal
journey without Winnie by his | 15 | | side, recognizing that "The Lord brought us together for a | 16 | | reason,
and I'm glad He did"; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we recognize Art Rorheim, co-founder of AWANA Clubs | 20 | | International, on his commitment to his faith, his family, his | 21 | | State, his country, and to churches across the world and; and | 22 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Art and Winnie Rorheim as an expression of our | 3 | | esteem and respect.
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