Dr Bowerman received his undergraduate degree in psychology and chemistry from Emory University. He received his doctorate in medicine from Mercer University in Macon, GA and then did his residency in orthopedic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. After finishing his training in 1996 he came to Rome to begin his medical practice and to raise a family. 

Next to God he loves his wife Tiffany, his three children Brielle, Brenden and Will, and his son-in-law JB.

Dr Bowerman has always had a heart to serve and he loves sharing his faith with anyone. He believes that love must be included when delivering both Grace and Truth. Using his personal life and work experiences and his education, Dr Bowerman desires to help anyone with their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. 

A native of Tallapoosa Georgia, Wes' education includes bachelor’s degree in History/Political Science from Berry College, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of West Georgia.  His most recent scholastic endeavor is beginning clinical pastoral education with A Balanced Presence LLC.  He also has a PhD from the University Hard Knocks and Tough Lessons Learned as God turn his life around in 2009.

Wes is married to Paige and their blended family consists of 8 children, John, Ben, and Abby (The Big Kids) Jenni, Mel and Madison (The Big Girls) and Isabella and Bryson (The Little Ones).  Along with three grandchildren and with one on the way, Wes' passion is Jesus, spreading the gospel to the homeless and displaced and a relentless love for the "least of these."

Aside from his day job as purchasing agent with an industrial wholesale distributor in Rome, Wes is a part-time chaplain with Atrium Health Floyd.  

An avid outdoorsman, during the fall Wes will be found bowhunting whitetail when free time permits.

Wes' life verse is "Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed,  nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” (Luke 17:20-21)

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Joel Thornton is the President and General Counsel of One Voice International which is engaged in a fight to eradicate sex trafficking from the face of the earth in his lifetime. He is an international human rights lawyer and has been engaged in international human rights law since 1997. He has been fighting against sex trafficking since 2005.

Joel served as Senior Counsel and Chief of Staff for the American Center for Law and Justice based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He began working with Jay Sekulow while attending Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. From 1997 until 2004 Joel was Senior Counsel and United States Liaison for the European Centre for Law and Justice based in Strasbourg, France and the Slavic Centre for Law and Justice based in Moscow, Russia. Joel lived in Strasbourg, France where he served as the Executive Director of the ECLJ from 2000 through 2001.

Joel is also the former Chief of Staff to John Barge, the Georgia State School Superintendent. During his four years as Chief of Staff Joel oversaw the running of the Georgia Department of Education. He interacted with the Georgia General Assembly, the Governor’s office for Georgia, and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO is a trade organization that is comprised of the State School Superintendents of all 50 states and the territories of the United States.) At CCSSO Joel was a member of the Deputies Leadership Committee for nearly three years and he served as President Elect for one year. Joel also began the Anti-Human Trafficking Imitative at the Georgia Department of Education. This initiative set up curriculum for use in Georgia’s public schools and organized a series of conferences designed to train education professionals on the issues surrounding human trafficking, both domestically and internationally. Joel also served on the management team and as the chair for Work Group 5 for the Georgia Statewide Taskforce on Human Trafficking.

A member of the Georgia State Bar, Joel has worked on a variety of cases at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Joel represented an American client in the trial court in Norway on an issue of free speech.

Joel Thornton is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States where he has worked on a variety of cases serving as co-counsel with Jay Sekulow and other attorneys from the American Center. He has also been co-counsel in a large number of amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court and various Courts of Appeal around the country. He has also appeared in various federal and state courtrooms around the country on behalf of clients involving first amendment freedom questions.

Joel is an author, with a number of others of Navigating the Transgender Landscape: School Resource Guide. He co-authored His Kingdom, Your Purpose with Canadian Pastor and Apostle, Derek Schneider. Joel has published a novel, Southern Justice in 2008 and a work of non-fiction, People Making A Difference, Volume 1 in 2010. Joel has worked on a variety of legal research and writing projects with Jay Sekulow, including Canadian Free Speech Rights, Knowing Your Rights by Jay Sekulow, “Government Intervention in the Church” by Jay Sekulow (published September 1990, in Charisma magazine), and “Student Rights and the Public Schools.” Joel is the author of “A Field For The Harvest,” a pamphlet on students’ legal rights that distributed over 3 million copies. He also worked with contemporary Christian singer Carman on the legal background research for song and video “It’s Our Turn Now.” Joel worked closely with Jay Sekulow on his publications From Intimidation To Victory (Charisma, 1990) and And Nothing But The Truth (Thomas Nelson, 1996).

Joel Thornton has appeared on a variety of television programs discussing American and international human rights issues. He has appeared on the 700 Club on numerous occasions, was a regular guest on “And Nothing But The Truth” with Jay Sekulow, “A Call To Action” with Jay Sekulow, made a number of guest appearances on “Praise The Lord” on Trinity Broadcasting Network, and various interviews for television news broadcasts. Joel also served as the Executive Producer, Producer, and Guest on “Reach Your World” a back-to-school special on Trinity Broadcasting Network. He has also appeared on a variety of Christian radio programs including, Janet Parschell, Phylis Schafley, Jay Sekulow, and a variety of secular and Christian news programs.

Joel is also the founder of P33 Adventures, and the founder, president, and General Counsel of P33 Ministries d.b.a. One Voice International, a non-profit organization that works to end human sex trafficking. P33 Ministries also works to end human trafficking in this generation. P33 Ministries works to raise awareness, provides legal expertise to organizations fighting trafficking, and works to establish laws in local and national jurisdictions that properly punish traffickers while protecting victims of trafficking. His work with P33 Ministries also includes working as the head of Olympic and World Cup Legal Task Forces to protect the free speech rights of many different groups during the Olympic Games and the World Cup Soccer Tournament. This work includes working with the organizing committees of both groups to shore up their understanding of the rights of individuals during the events.

P33 Adventures organizes and leads tours of Israel, Greece, and other parts of Europe.