John Thweatt is a child of God seeking to introduce other people to his Father. He is a husband to Kim and a father to Hannah, Hope, Hollie, and Kimberly Joy. He has served as pastor of three churches and has been teaching/preaching in the local church for over 20 years and is currently the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Pell City, AL.
John graduated from Boaz High School, Boaz, AL and then received a BS in Education from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL.
He received a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX and a Doctor of Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA.
His main gifts lie in preaching and teaching and he is committed to teaching through the Bible book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, and word by word.
When he is not with his family or working John enjoys running (he tries to complete a marathon or a half marathon every year) and an occasional round of golf.
Jan 22, Pray for Us
This blog will post at 6:30 AM and when it posts it will be 4:30 PM in Kenya. By the time you read this blog we will have finished our last day of ministry on Mt Elgon and tomorrow morning, that is tonight for you, we will leave the Mountain and head to a game park for a one day safari.
I covet your prayers as we travel down the mountain, but more than anything I covet your prayers for the people we will leave behind. I am sure that many will have received Christ by the time you read this and the local churches will have much to do in terms of discipleship. Please pray that they will make disciples!
You never know what might happen on a trip like this, but I do know this…I would rather die in the Mountians of Kenya with a spear through my heart, the Bible in my hand, and Jesus on my lips than to rust out here in America with a golf club in my hand and a stock quote on my lips.
I fully expect to come home to my beautiful wife and my four beautiful daughters, but if something does happen just know this–I’m more alive than I have ever been. If God doesn’t grace me with a trip Home than you need to know that I am more tired than I have ever been and I need your prayers!
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