Lynette was born and grew up in Singapore, and became a Christian at the age of 12. She came to Britain in 1990 to go to University, where she met Peter. They married in 1993, and have three children: Sam, Laura and Madeline, ages ranging from 13 to 6. Lynette has an LLB Hons from Liverpool University, and a Master's in Christian Ministry (Biblical theology and cross-cultural ministry) from the Discipleship Training Centre in Singapore. Lynette has worked in a bank in Singapore, taught in university in China and been an editor for a Singaporean Christian magazine. Since moving back to Britain in 2000, Lynette and Peter have worked in full-time ministry to international students, first in Birmingham and now in Oxford. Lynette lists her hobbies and interests as: music (especially singing/playing Christian and folk music with friends and family), reading, foreign films and television, travel, and cooking and baking.