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- Dr. Foster has been described as a modern Christian hero, serving in primitive conditions and helping those in need despite suffering some of the worst conditions possible, including a civil war that saw thousands flee Angola for their lives. In 1988, World Vision International named Dr. Foster as its Missionary Statesman of the Year.
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In 1988, World Vision International named Dr. Foster as its Missionary Statesman of the Year. A graduate of the University of Toronto’s College of Medicine, Dr. Foster completed his medical residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville in 1949 and immediately went to Zambia where he founded and served for 12 years as medical director of ...
Kids will enjoy the thrilling real-life missionary stories of God’s protection and provision as Dr. Bob endures hardship, encounters deadly snakes, enjoys dramatic answers to prayer, overcomes challenges to build hospitals in remote areas of Africa, and faithfully shares the gospel of Jesus Christ with many who have never heard.
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Jan 18, 2012 · Medical missionary pioneer Dr. Robert Foster passed away on January 8 in Angola, Africa, at the age of 87. Samaritan’s Purse and its medical ministry, World Medical Mission, worked with Dr. Foster for decades to help send Christian physicians to mission hospitals in Africa on short-term assignments, and to provide those hospitals with medical ...
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Robert Foster. Born in Africa hundreds of miles from the nearest doctor, Bob's missionary parents prayed that he'd grow up to be a missionary doctor who would live close to their village. Children will learn how God prepared Bob and provided for him every step of the way so he could give much needed medical care to African villages.
Jan 20, 2012 · Dr. Robert Livingstone Foster passed away last week. Dr. Bob, as he was always known within our mission, was born in what is now Zambia in 1924. His parents were missionaries who experienced first hand the medical challenges of Africa, losing a little girl to cerebral malaria, which also left young Robert’s brother, Edgar, mentally challenged.