Gail Wood wrote for newspapers for 33 years in
newspapers, has written for more than 60 publications including USA Today, and is now a freelance
writer. He grew up attending Life Center, an Assemblies of God church in
Tacoma, Washington. Wood is the author of Saved
Twice, a book about 13 Christian athletes. Wood and his wife, Mary, have
three sons, Matt, Bryan, and Paul.
First Assembly of God in Portland, Maine,
distributes 10,000 pounds of food weekly. Both volunteers and recipients at the inner-city
congregation have discovered blessings.