LOz & dave foskett - childrens ministry overseers
10 questions answered
What are your three favourite pastimes?
D – reading, walking up hills, hanging out with my family and friends
L – reading, spending time with friends and family, anything creative/arty
What are your three favourite films?
D – Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
L - Finding Nemo, The Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings
What are your three favourite TV programmes?
D – West Wing, any BBC wildlife programme with David Attenborough, anything else I can take or leave.
L - West Wing, Heroes – maybe, don’t have TV so can’t think of any others
What are your three favourite pieces of music?
D – Billy’s Breton (Billy Connolly/John McCusker), Fire (Jimi Hendrix, Woodstock version), anything off the Buena Vista Social Club Album
L - Sting – I was brought to my senses, Kate Rusby – Polly, Stevie Wonder – Superstitious (great intro)
What are your three favourite foods / drinks?
D – Fresh Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Red Wine (all as part of a balanced diet, of course……….)
L - Lasagne, Ice Cream, Beer!!
What are your three favourite places you have been in the world?
D – The Port Hills, Christchurch (NZ); Leh, India; Wasdale Head, Lake District
L - Leh - India, Christchurch – New Zealand, Lake Windermere – Lake District (sadly pretty much the same as Dave)
What are your three most treasured memories?
D – spending time with Loz when we were travelling, Ben’s first steps, Spending time on my grandparents farm in France
L - Ben finally saying Mummy, travelling with Dave, When Ben was born (after not during!)
What are your three biggest regrets?
D – Not staying longer in New Zealand, losing my hair (I still haven’t found it), cant think of a third
L – I can’t think of any regrets
What three things have you seen, heard or experienced that have most shaped your ministry as it is?
D – Spending time with an Indian doctor (Dr Laji) whilst on elective. He built up a small mission hospital into a thriving community serving massive parts of the Himalayan foothills – His approach to medicine, God and life in general will hopefully stay with me for a long time. Experiencing Jesus’ forgiveness when I have got things wrong. reading about the lives of Gandhi and Mother Theresa
L – Hearing the Gospel for the first time, spending time in the developing world, visiting Pastor Sam’s orphanages in India
What three things do you want to achieve before you die?
D – perfect the hot chocolate, see those I love know God, catch a trout whilst fly fishing (not necessarily in that order……)
L – Raise happy children, Travel more, write a book
