,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,johanns 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,harkin1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,durbin1  
and ,mr4 ,grassley7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,recognizing ,february #ai1 #bjac as the
 centennial of ,mosaic1 a faith-based   
organization that was founded in        
,nebraska and now serves more than      
#c1fjj individuals with intellectual    
disabilities in #aj ,states4  ,whereas  
the roots of ,mosaic1 a faith-based     
organization that serves individuals    
with intellectual disabilities1 trace   
back to the commitment of a ,nebraskan  
to ensure that individuals with         
disabilities were cared for and inspired
 by a loving community2 ,whereas1 on    
,february #ai1 #aiac1 a ,nebraska       
pastor1 the ,reverend ,k4,g4 ,william   
,dahl1 founded ,bethphage ,inner        
,mission ,association 7referred to in   

this preamble as ,bethphage7 in ,axtell1
 ,nebraska as a ministry for individuals
 with intellectual disabilities2        
,whereas1 on ,october #bj1 #aibe1 a     
school endeavoring to create            
opportunities for children with         
disabilities took root in ,sterling1    
,nebraska when the ,reverends ,julius   
,moehl1 ,august ,hoeger1 and ,william   
,fruehling1 and laymen ,john ,aden and  
,william ,ehmen1 established ,martin    
,luther ,home ,society1 which later     
became known as ,martin ,luther ,homes2 
,whereas1 with the increasing need for  
community-based programs for individuals
 with disabilities in the #aigjs and    
#aihjs1 both ,bethphage and ,martin     
,luther ,homes grew into ministries that
 served locations across the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas the shared vision and 
mission of the #b ,nebraska-born        
ministries1 to care for the most        
vulnerable individuals1 laid the        
foundation for the formation of a       
powerful partnership2 ,whereas1 on ,july

 #a1 #bjjc1 ,mosaic was officially      
established through a consolidation of  
,bethphage and ,martin ,luther ,homes2  
and ,whereas ,mosaic has created a      
legacy of love1 providing individualized
 support to thousands of individuals in 
the ,united ,states and extending its   
work beyond the borders of the ,united  
,states through an international        
alliance3 ,now therefore be it  ,that   
the ,senate--  7#a7 recognizes ,february
 #ai1 #bjac as the centennial of        
,mosaic2  7#b7 recognizes the important 
and valuable contributions that         
individuals with intellectual           
disabilities make in their communities2 
7#c7 celebrates the integral role that  
,mosaic has played in the growth and    
success of individuals with intellectual
 disabilities2 and  7#d7 congratulates  
the men and women who have touched      
countless lives by contributing to the  
mission of ,mosaic to create a life of  
possibilities for individuals with      
intellectual disabilities4