Goodways-to-God

Born in 1949 in Wareham, Dorset, I was the second child in a family of 5, 3 sisters and 1 brother.
My dad was a staff sergeant in the army based at Bovington army camp, he later became a gamekeeper.
I have lived in Dorset, Berkshire, Kent and Sussex, spent some time in Bengazi as a child.
I never liked school much, did not believe in God or any of that stuff.
Always loved collecting records / c.ds, always felt at home in the countryside. As a kid I was extremly shy, skinny and a bit of a loner.
Started working life as an assistant gamekeeper, then went on to be an under gardener. Joined a family nursery for training in growing and selling all kind of crops.
Became a disc jockey, in Margate in 1970, and then moved to swinging Brighton, working in mostly music pubs. The Cliftonville for some 9 years, The William Tell again for about the same time, loads of private parties etc.
I married Christine, whilst I was a dj in Brighton, I went back to gardening shortly after our wedding, sadly after around 8 years Christine died of cancer, in 1990.
I could not continue in my current position owing to the quiet and all the memories so a friend offered me a job, working for a while as a weekend manager of a newsagent's in Burwash, and then I brought a franchise milk business. I met my now wife during this time, we were married out in Mombassa, Kenya, her name is Avril. I found a faith in Jesus in November 1996, was baptized in January 1997, I went to Ashburnham Christian centre on a 2 year part time course, this in the first year was to learn and understand the bible, the second year to seek what God wants us to do for Him. I worked 2 years part time with Home Evangelism and then was taken on as a full time Evangelist, now called OutreachUK, I continue to serve God along side this mission,

John Goodway

  The disc jockey days, click image for more.