{"id":49,"date":"2019-08-16T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afoster.mindfusion.net\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2024-01-28T17:59:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T22:59:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andreafoster.ca\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT | Andrea Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49\" class=\"elementor elementor-49\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3093bf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3093bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-481ffd3\" data-id=\"481ffd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b44459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b44459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b7d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02b7d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About Andrea Foster<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50387d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50387d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5953e56\" data-id=\"5953e56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d1b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99d1b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrea is a mom of four teenagers. Her two youngest, Annie and Audrey, are twins who were diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex at five months old. Andrea and her husband Kirk have experienced deep grief \u2013 at the loss of dreams and all that they expected their lives to be. They face daily challenges as they raise children with special needs as well as their two typical children. Having two children with profound intellectual disabilities has been challenging, rewarding and heart breaking for Andrea and Kirk and at times they have felt unequipped to handle all that is required of them. Still, they continue to find strength in the Lord \u2013 through prayer and in His Word and through being part of the Church Body. They have been enabled to not only <em><strong>survive<\/strong><\/em> but <em><strong>thrive<\/strong><\/em> in the life they have been given and know true joy <em><strong>in<\/strong><\/em> their circumstance. Andrea has a heart for disability ministry and longs to help families affected by disability to truly experience the joy of the Lord and find a place of belonging within the Church Body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e0c22a\" data-id=\"5e0c22a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92e141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b92e141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/andreafoster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/08\/andrea_biopic-194x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-51\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreafoster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/08\/andrea_biopic-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/andreafoster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/08\/andrea_biopic.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5fcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da5fcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrea holds her Master of Science in Education (Disability Studies, Disability Ministry), Bachelor of Theology and Early Childhood Education Diploma. She is a certified Leader for <em><strong>Beyond Suffering \u2013 A Christian View on Disability Ministry<\/strong><\/em> (Joni and Friends).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d02e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87d02e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665cb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"665cb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ministry Philosophy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7891eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7891eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To make disciples. To seek out those who are missing from the Church, especially persons who have historically been devalued by society. To <em><strong>honor<\/strong><\/em> those who <strong><em>seem weaker<\/em><\/strong> and recognize they are <em><strong>indispensable<\/strong><\/em> (1 Cor. 12:22) in the Body of Christ. To love and accept people into the Church just as they are and promote spiritual wholeness. To equip members of the Body of Christ in becoming ministers <em><strong>with<\/strong><\/em> rather than just <em><strong>to<\/strong><\/em> people with disabilities, so that every person can contribute by using their God-given gifts to bless and serve the Church and the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac05f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac05f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><i>Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy\u00a0<\/i>(Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV).<\/li><li><i>On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor<\/i>\u00a0(1 Corinthians 12: 22-23 NIV).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6929924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6929924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Andrea Foster Andrea is a mom of four teenagers. 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