Andrea Byer-Thomas is a native of the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda and currently serves as Senior Pastor at Community UMC in Fort Pierce, Florida. She reads, preaches, and teaches prophetically, and is unafraid to address social ills through contextual Biblical lenses. She is the wife of her high school sweetheart and the mother of her "Fantastic Four" children. Andrea earned her doctoral degree from Candler School of Theology and blogs at www.bafflingbible.blogspot.com.