My heart aches for Paula and his daughters; I cannot imagine what you are going through at this time, and I just simply cannot adequately express how deeply sorry I am for your loss.<\/p>\n
I didn’t know Dr. Foster very well, and actually he probably wouldn’t be able to pick me out of the crowd, but God brought me to this man twice in my life.<\/p>\n
The first time, I was sixteen, I had just moved to Tennessee from Utah where I had been brought up in a very saturated environment. I had never been to any kind of church outside of the one I had grown up in, so to experience a church where I was in blue jeans, asked if I wanted coffee, and listening to this guy say things I’d never heard someone say in church before, was an interesting experience to say the least. I was too young to understand the gravity of what I was witnessing at the time, but I liked what I heard and Dr. Foster stuck in my head.<\/p>\n
The second time God brought me to him, roughly ten years later. My fiance and I were praying for God to help us find a church where we felt welcome–where we could hear a deep discussion about the Word, that wasn’t filled with the opinion of the person talking. The first thing we found online was “The Gathering”. It just kept popping up, and I recognized Dr. Foster, so we figured it had to be a sign and we finally went. We only attended The Gathering for a couple of months, but it was one of the most life-enriching experiences I’ve ever had. Dr. Foster had a way with words, he had a way with expressing and communicating that is simply unparalleled. I couldn’t believe what I had heard when my fiance called to tell me he was gone.<\/p>\n
I know without a doubt that God led me to this man, because this man somehow brought me closer to Christ. In the short time I spent listening to his talks, he was a beautiful example of what a Godly man and Godly husband should look like. I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to learn from such a soul.<\/p>\n
I am truly sorry for his loss, he will be very missed by the many people he touched, but, I know he was greeted with open arms, and I know that he will never be forgotten down here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My heart aches for Paula and his daughters; I cannot imagine what you are going through at this time, and I just simply cannot adequately express how deeply sorry I am for your loss. I didn’t know Dr. Foster very (…)<\/p>\n