July, 2025

Dear Friends,

My oldest brother, Andy Foster, passed away on July 5th. Although he has had issues with heart for a number of years, his heart attack caught us all by surprise. We were glad to have his family with us for a week during the funeral, as it’s been a number of years since we’ve been together. It was a good time of re-forging family ties, and ministering to them in their time of need. I was honored to give the sermon at the funeral, and talk about what God has done in his life, and to impress on us all what Andy, now in the afterlife, would want us to know about God and God’s will for our lives. He has five young adult children, two of whom are growing in their knowledge of the Lord. Keep them in your prayers.

We’re thankful to our Lord to see continued progress with our schools in Nigeria, Chad, and the DR Congo. The 2024-2025 school year is now over, and our students have taken their year-end exams. For those completing Primary 6 and Secondary 6, it’s a big event. The exams are administdered by the state, and their passing scores are celebrated with great fanfare. The reports are just now coming in, but so far the results are very good.

Another bit of sad news: Laoukein Gaston, a hearing pastor and long time friend of CMD passed away last month. He made a great impression on my father when they met back in the early ‘80s. Laoukein wasted no time responding to God’s call to minister to the deaf. He was dearly beloved by the deaf community in Chad and will be sorely missed.

Due to civil unrest between the Congo and Rwanda, we’ve called off our annual Congo Bible Conference, and will be trying online options in the next few weeks. In the mean time, our Chad churches are planning on having a special confernce during the same time frame, but will be meeting in person. It’s a lot to plan, and I’m excited to see how all of it will come about.

Truly, your prayers are coveted.

Tim Foster
Director