T.W. Hunt, 85, died Dec. 11 in Spring. Hunt was widely known as an authority on prayer and was the author of such books as The Mind of Christ and Disciple’s Prayer Life. He also was a professor of music and missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1963 to 1987. T.W. HuntWhile he made a profession of faith in Christ at age 10, it was not until 1959 that he committed his life to Christ after reading a copy of the Martin Luther German translation of the Bible. The Bible was a gift from a music student who knew Hunt spoke the language. Four years later, Hunt followed God’s leading to teach at Southwestern Seminary. He soon developed a course offering students techniques for using music to communicate the message of the gospel by focusing on the indigenous music of the people. In 1987, the SBC Sunday School Board asked him to become the board’s first prayer consultant. He retired from LifeWay Christian Resources in 1994. Hunt was preceded in death by his wife, Laverne, in 2009.
Robin Feistel, 66, died Dec. 10 in Houston. Her passion and calling was ministering to others through English as a Second Language. Her first experience with teaching English to non-English speakers was as a journeyman missionary to Taiwan in 1971. While a member at First Baptist Church in Richardson, she became a volunteer ESL teacher, and soon became director. 
Robin FeistelUnder her leadership, the program grew from less than 20 students in 1981 to more than 250 when she left in 1989. When she moved to Nacogdoches, she developed the ESL program there. While she enjoyed teaching students, she began to realize she could have a bigger impact by developing curriculum and training materials for other ESL teachers. In 2006, she wrote TEX—Teaching English with Excellence—in conjunction with Literacy Connexus. She received the Marie Mathis Award for Lay Ministry presented by the Baptist Standard and Baylor University. She is survived by her husband, Robert; daughter, Helen; son, Andrew; brothers, Harry, Walter and Randy Creighton; sister, Sherry Creighton; and two grandsons. A memorial service will be held Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. at Sugar Land Baptist Church in Sugar Land. A second memorial service will be held Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Nacogdoches.
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