Legacy



“One hopes that the next generation will prove capable of the expectation which the Foster legacy has bestowed on them. Certainly, the drum must go on beating where he stopped.”
- Pastor Victor Ajayi, 2009

Tim Foster sitting in between an African man and woman. All three hold children on their laps, and are smiling at the camera. The two men wear polo shirts and slacks, while the woman wears traditional dress and hair covering. Two of the children wear suits. Behind them are many Africans seated throughout the room.

Andrew and Berta’s son Tim Foster has carried the torch lit by his parents throughout Africa. Working with the Christian Mission for the Deaf, he continues to ensure deaf children receive education.
Tim Foster on mission trip to N’Djamena, Chad, 2012
Courtesy of the Andrew Foster Family Collection

“Andrew Foster was a guiding sun in Nigeria and throughout Africa. I hope we Africans will do something as important as what he did for us.”
- Idemudia Lawrence, ’05, 2004

Tim Foster with a group of eight African males in casual clothes in front of a building with windows and teal walls. The man in the center of the photo signs “ILY”.

Tim Foster’s passion for his parents’ mission grew from seeing their work as a child. He uses sign language to preach the gospel on his frequent trips to Africa.
Tim Foster at the Congo Bible Conference, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2011
Courtesy of the Andrew Foster Family Collection

  • 1957: Accra, Ghana
  • 1960: Ibadan, Nigeria
  • 1962: Enugu-Nsukka, Nigeria
  • 1962: Kaduna, Nigeria
  • 1973: Center in Ibadan, Nigeria
  • 1974: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • 1976: Lomé, Togo
  • 1976: Moundou, Chad
  • 1977: Dakar, Senegal
  • 1977: Cotonou, Benin
  • 1977: Kumba, Cameroon
  • 1977: Bangui, Central Africa Republic
  • 1979: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
  • 1980: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  • 1981: Bujumbura, Burundi
  • 1982: Libreville, Gabon
  • 1982: Bunia-Nyankunde, DRC
  • 1983: Lubumbashi, DRC
  • 1983: Kalemie, DRC
  • 1983: Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
  • 1984: Bukavu, DRC
  • 1985: Likasi, DRC
  • 1985: Goma, DRC
  • 1985: Kolwezi, DRC
  • 1985: Kamina, DRC
  • 1985: Mbuji-Mayi, DRC
  • 1986: Matadi, DRC
  • 1986: N’Djamena, Chad
  • 1987: Kisangani, DRC
  • 1987: Sarh, Chad
  • 1987: Gemena, DRC

“He offered himself as an instrument for God to open doors where there were none, shed light where there was darkness, impart knowledge where there was ignorance, and provide hope where there was despair.”
- Dr. Isaac O. Agboola, ’81, G-’83, 2009

Legacy