{"id":66804,"date":"2012-07-23T23:34:46","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T23:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeburmarangers.org\/?p=57590"},"modified":"2019-05-09T08:32:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T01:32:19","slug":"lahu-relief-team-leader-kyar-shell-dies-during-a-humanitarian-relief-mission-in-shan-state-burma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.freeburmarangers.org\/my\/2012\/07\/23\/lahu-relief-team-leader-kyar-shell-dies-during-a-humanitarian-relief-mission-in-shan-state-burma\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahu Relief Team Leader, Kyar Shell, Dies During a Humanitarian Relief Mission in Shan State, Burma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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FBR REPORT: Lahu Relief Team Leader, Kyar Shell, Dies During a Humanitarian Relief Mission in Shan State, Burma. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shan State, Burma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 July, 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lahu team leader Kyar Shell with his wife and son<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On 3 July 2012, Kyar Shell, FBR Lahu relief team leader, died of liver failure
\nwhile on a mission helping his people. He leaves behind his wife and young son.
\nHe is loved and will be missed by his family, his team and the people he died
\nserving.<\/p>\n

Kyar Shell was a dedicated leader of one the Lahu FBR relief teams. He joined
\nFBR in 2004 and served with great dedication until he passed away. Kyar Shell
\nwas a pioneering Lahu team leader leading the first Lahu team in a very challenging
\nand dangerous area of Shan State. His efforts resulted in saved lives and needed
\nrelief for thousands of Lahu and Shan people. He was a calm, humble man with
\nkeen insight and compassion. He was a man of action who took great risks to
\nhelp people in need and never sought fame or glory. He was a servant of man
\nand God and we learned much of humility, patience and perseverance from him.<\/p>\n

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Kyar Shell with IDPs while on a relief mission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One time an inter-ethnic dispute broke out and he was falsely blamed. Instead
\nof fighting for his rights, he calmly explained the situation, respectfully
\nlistened to his adversary and apologized for the way the misunderstanding occurred.
\nHe apologized because he knew that even though he was not guilty, the perception
\nwas that he was and that emotions were too high then for a self-defense. He
\nwas the kind of person who kept the bigger picture in mind and was willing to
\nbe wronged in order to keep the mission going. He knew that his real judge is
\nGod and that in time the truth would be borne out. In this case, his humility
\nand lack of defensiveness caused his adversaries to calm down and eventually
\nsee the truth and then apologize to him.<\/p>\n

With his ability to see many points of view, his thinking the best of others,
\nhis humility, and his perseverance in his main mission, he is an example that
\nhas inspired us all. We thank God for him and look forward to seeing him in
\nHeaven. We pray for his wife, son and family and are sad that we do not have
\nhim here with us. We know that he is irreplaceable, and we will do our best
\nto help his family in this time. We will try to serve as he did, with love,
\nhumility and steady persistence.<\/p>\n

Thank you and may God bless you,<\/p>\n

David Eubank and the Free Burma Rangers<\/p>\n

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Kyar Shell giving medicine to IDPs while on a mission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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