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In a year that marks 25 years since the founding of FBR, we graduated the largest group of new and advanced Rangers ever. On 30 December 2022, 205 Rangers comprising 37 new Ranger teams and 71 advanced Rangers from seven ethnic groups, graduated the Free Burma Ranger Servant Leadership and Relief Team Training. As began last year, teams of Burman ethnicity from the major cities of Burma were among the graduates, another sign of how the Burman people have been standing together with the ethnic groups and against the Burma dictatorship and army since the coup of 1 February 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A special visitor at this year’s graduation was Julie, a friend from Ukraine who recently met another FBR friend as he helped in Ukraine and they were married soon after. She then wanted to come to Burma to encourage the people here. Julie’s father is on the frontline in Ukraine and her brother-in-law was killed earlier this year. She had the opportunity to speak to all the students and told them how Ukrainians know the suffering of war and are very sad for the people of Burma. She reminded them how God has not forgotten them and God is with the people of Ukraine and Burma. She said her hope is in Jesus and she, as a Ukrainian, stands with the people of Burma and for their freedom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men and women Rangers were from the Arakan, Burman, Dawei, Kachin, Karen, Karenni, and Shan areas of Burma. People of different faiths joined the training and all are welcome. Eleven of the Rangers became new followers of Jesus and were baptized at the end of the training. The training lasted three months and the first and last lessons are: love God, love and forgive each other, pray and don\u2019t give up. These new Ranger teams will now go to help people displaced by new Burma Army attacks in three different areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Courses taught:
\u2022 Ethnic Unity
\u2022 Leadership Principles
\u2022 Mule and Horse Packing
\u2022 Map Reading and Drawing
\u2022 Compass Reading
\u2022 Land Navigation
\u2022 GPS (Global Positioning System)
\u2022 Landmine Removal
\u2022 Swimming and Lifesaving
\u2022 Solar Power and Battery Management
\u2022 Human Rights Violations Recording and Reporting
\u2022 SALUTE Reporting
\u2022 General Reporting
\u2022 Video and Photography
\u2022 Medical Training
\u2022 Five Field Training Exercises
\u2022 Physical Training
\u2022 Rope Bridge Building
\u2022 Poncho Raft Use
\u2022 Rappelling
\u2022 Good Life Club Training<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are three requirements for FBR team members: 1) They must be literate in at least one language for reporting and medical work. 2) They must have the physical and moral courage to be able to do physically hard and dangerous missions, and cannot run away from the enemy if the villagers they are helping cannot run. 3) They must do this work for love; they are not paid by FBR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teams will now go on a joint mission to give help, hope, and love to people under attack. Once finished with the mission, they will return to their home areas, ready to conduct missions there. They will have learned and practiced many new skills to be able to help their people in any kind of crisis, as well as having gained new relationships of love across ethnic lines. Both these skills and relationships will be of vital importance as the Rangers serve those in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks and God bless you, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dave, family and FBR<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>