John "Johnny" Grimes Timeline and Summary

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John "Johnny" Grimes Timeline and Summary

  • John wakes up on his fourteenth birthday, goes back to sleep, then goes to get breakfast.
  • He cleans up the living room, then goes out with birthday money from his mom to see a movie.
  • When he gets home, John finds his brother Roy bleeding on the couch after a knife fight. He takes care of his little sister and tries to stay out of the way.
  • After John's dad slaps his mom and beats his brother, John is ticked off and goes off to church in a rage.
  • John helps Brother Elisha clean and set up for the evening service.
  • After Elisha is overcome by the spirit and starts speaking in tongues, John, too, is struck by the power of God and passes through a series of terrible visions before he comes out of it, saved.
  • John goes home with the church members and stands in the entrance of his home, staring at his father.