Chiang Mai, Thailand!
Our initial commitment was to serve from January through April 2021. After a sequence of unexpected, God-led events…Chiang Mai is our home now! We will continue serving until God leads otherwise!
Overview
Eirenee’ paved the way for us after serving as a missionary in Chiang Mai in 2019. She was a homeschool teacher and attended Chiang Mai Christian Fellowship Church (CCF). The relationships she built were instrumental to our family returning together to Chiang Mai in Jan 2021. Over the past two years we have been so blessed to serve in several different capacities. Highlighted below are some of those ways outside of FBR.
Ross
- Intern, CCF (Jan – Jun 2021)
- Intern, FCF (Jan – Mar 2021)
- Volunteer Consultant, Lift International (Mar – Jun 2021)
- CCF Executive Pastor (Jun 2021 – Dec 2022)
Eirenee'
- Social Media and Communications Coordinator, FCF (Jan – Jun 2021)
- Youth Ministry Director, CCF (Jul 2021 – Jun 2022)
We are so thankful for the church family God has given us in CCF. Though we are no longer on staff we are thankful to remain part of this church family.
Background Serving with FBR
We began serving as part-time volunteers with the Free Burma Rangers (FBR) in July 2021. FBR is a very unique organization that has been powerfully working to free the oppressed within Burma for the last 25 years. Our team at FBR is an amazing group of people with hearts for Jesus and a passion for freedom.
Ross began serving as the medical supply coordinator in June 2021. He worked to procure medical supplies and equipment for jungle clinics and missions. Eirenee’ has joined Ross at times and also worked to develop children’s curriculum for several ethnic camps and villages along with developing and teaching English as a Second Language.
We transitioned to serving as full-time volunteers with FBR in October 2022. Ross continued as the medical supply coordinator until March 2024. Eirenee’ continued in her previous roles while expanding to some new areas.
Ross became a FBR chaplain in October 2022 and was invited to lead new department for chaplains. As a chaplain he has three priorities: caring for people by pointing to Jesus Christ, sharing the gospel and gospel-centered resources, and preparing and training others to make disciples who make disciples.
Eirenee’ is also now working to coordinate education and supplies for the Jungle School of Medicine students and staff as the JSMK Support Coordinator.
We are thankful for how God has prepared us along the way to serve full-time with FBR! God has brought us to a place in life where we are filled with great purpose, peace, and passion. To God be all the glory for this answered prayer!
What's coming up?
We are expecting our first child in September 2024! We our so excited to welcome our baby girl into this world. What a gift from God she already is!
We know growing our family will have wonderful impacts on life and ministry. Much of this we have yet to learn. We have decided after the birth that Eirenee’ will take “leave” from her organizational role to shift focus to our daughter. She will continue to serve in the background as Jesus leads and enables.
Ross is leading and coordinating with others the launch of the first formal 2.5 months training of ethnic Chaplains in Burma at the end of this 2024. Please pray for this next step in building up men and women to care for the Ranger teams, share the hope of Jesus Christ, and prepare other’s to be on mission for Jesus!
