Ken Thomason

Age: 57 years young.

Family: Wife, Lisa Jo; daugther, Kaiti Ann Thomas of Wheatland; three stepsons, Josh Welch of Noblesville, Ind.; Lucas Welch III of Wheatland; and Tyler Welch of Concord.

City of residence: Wheatland.

Occupation: I work for Yuba City Unified School District.

Hobbies, interests: I am a lifelong Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco Giants fan. I enjoy God's little creatures; our cat and dogs.

What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? I was born and raised in Yuba City and moved to Wheatland to live with my wonderful wife about eight years ago.

Place of worship you attend: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and Hope Point Nazarene Church, both in Yuba City.

How long have you attended? About eight years.

What is the importance of faith in your life? By having Jesus in my life, I think it helps keeping my life in proper perspective; God first, family, others and things I don't have any control over.

How do you live out your faith? I try to respect others' feelings and beliefs as Jesus has taught me.

Faith in Action appears Saturdays. It features a member of a church, temple or mosque and the importance of their faith. To suggest someone, contact Faith & Family coordinator Larry Badger at 749-4776 or lbadger@ appealdemocrat. om.