Source: Lifeway Films and Deidox Films
In 1997 David Eubank, his family, and local partners in Burma (Myanmar) started a unique organization inspired in part by Eubank’s experience in US Special Forces. The Free Burma Rangers come alongside internally displaced people on relief and rescue missions. They minister to the oppressed, document atrocities, and tell their stories. Though they began serving on the front lines of the Burmese civil war, they have also conducted missions in Iraq, Syria, and Sudan. This documentary includes footage from missions in Burma and Iraq as well as interviews with the Eubank family and others.
Viewer discretion is advised due to violent and intense scenes. This is not a Sunday school missionary story and it has some ambiguous elements. It was not easy to watch. I went into it wondering what Jean Johnson, author of We Are Not the Hero, would say.
But the longer we watched it, the more we came to like Dave Eubank and respect how he and his family live out their faith in a war zone. They won us over. They may carry guns (sometimes), but their hearts are for peace and reconciliation. They wrestle with fear and forgiveness. They pray and do what God says. They love, honor, and serve their local partners. And, with humility and sincerity, they inspire viewers to do the same.
The film will be in theaters across the US for two days only on February 24-25. Bring your friends but not young children. If you take a group, I’d recommend you allow some time for discussion and debriefing.
» Learn more or purchase tickets. See also Who Are the Free Burma Rangers? (Missions Pulse).
» Interested in theater showings of Christian films with global themes? I know, those are rare! Good news: A docudrama about St. Patrick will be in theaters a few nights in March. A film about mission aviation will come out in August.