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Nine-year-old Sophia Campa-Peters from Brownfield has a rare disease and will undergo brain surgery next week in Boston. Ahead of her surgery, she asked that “the entire world come together and pray for her.” Yesterday, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered a speech on the House floor to help fulfill her request. Additionally, Arrington has created a site where constituents and others can go to show Sophia they are praying for her. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO WATCH ARRINGTON’S FLOOR SPEECH A full transcript of Rep. Arrington’s remarks follows below: “Mr. Speaker, I have the privilege of representing one of the most courageous little girls in all the world, Sophia Campa-Peters. She may be a little girl, little in stature, but there's nothing small about Sophia’s heart and her courage. “She has suffered for the last three years with a rare disease that has caused her to have multiple strokes. “She's now facing the biggest challenge in her journey, major brain surgery. “In her child like faith - God says come to me as little children – Sophia represents the faith of a child like nobody I have encountered since I have been in this office. “She requested that I help her rally the world to pray on January 24^th, that while she's having that surgery, at Boston Children's Hospital, that we would encourage people and implore people to pray for her. “I was delighted and honored to join her and many others in asking folks to take a knee and appeal to the great Physician to protect her, to heal her, and to make provision for her to have a strong, happy, and healthy life for many, many years to come. “What a testament. What a testament to her faith in God and the power of prayer. What a testament of someone who in the face of trial and tribulation would choose hope, would choose to believe, would choose to dream that her best days are ahead of her. “Thanks, Sophia, Thank you for your faith. Thank you for your testimony. Thank you for your courage. And most of all, thank you for teaching us that every day is an opportunity. Every day is a gift from God. “Sophia, we are rallying the world for you, we will pray for you, and we will appeal to almighty God on your behalf. God bless her, God bless her family.” To learn more about Sophia, please click HERE.

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