Name: Simon John Risk.
Family: Married. Three children with my second wife Sherril. First wife Betty died; we had one son together.
Ministry Role: Visitation pastor.I also work with Debbie Schmitz and Time of your Life ministry.
Dream Vacation: My wife wants to go to Hawaii. I have been there and took some military training there.I would like to go back to Lebanon.
Regular Order at Favorite Coffee Shop: I drink my coffee at home.
Favorite Movies: Mysteries, Westerns and War movies.I liked The Gladiator.
Things that fascinate me: The new phones that are like computers and TVs.
One thing most people don’t know about me: I’m very shy.
When and where did you get saved?: November 1951 at Soul’s Harbor in downtown Minneapolis.
Fears: Dying before all my debts are paid off.
Favorite book: Writings of Shakespeare.
In my spare time: Gardening in the summer and playing Solitaire on the computer in the winter.
My favorite actor and/or actress: Paul Newman and Kathryn Hepburn.
My favorite teacher: A high school math teacher and my Shakespeare teacher.
Least favorite food: Lutefisk.
Most adventurous thing I’ve done: I took my wife, four year old daughter and one year old son to Beirut, Lebanon to do missionary work.
Life motto: Do what I can, whenever I’m asked.
Who inspires me? Successful people like Pastor Dwight and JJ.
Favorite television program: Vikings games and Perry Mason when it was on TV.
My hero: Samson from the Bible.
Favorite music or band: 40s music.Glen Miller, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.
My pet peeve: People who don’t know how to drive when they are on the road.
My passion is: To please the Lord. One day I will answer to God for everything I’ve done since salvation.