WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Johnny Hunt will undergo surgery Jan. 7 to remove a cancerous prostate, according to a spokesman for the Atlanta-area church where Hunt serves as pastor.
Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Ga., and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced Nov. 23 he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and planned to undergo initial treatment in January.
A statement released by the church’s executive pastor, Jim Law, said the procedure to remove Hunt’s prostate would be conducted Jan. 7 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta.
Hunt and his wife, Janet, “have come to this decision after much prayer and seeking the Lord,” Law said. “Dr. Hunt … is deeply grateful and has sensed the prayers and the love that has been demonstrated to him in so many ways by many Southern Baptist brothers and sisters. Would you commit to continue to pray now for the success of the surgery on Jan. 7 and for his time of recovery?”
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