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family story

Bryan and Angel have been married IBC in 2005. After five years of life and ministry
for over fifteen years. They have at Northern Park, Angel and Bryan, and their

been blessed with five great kids: two-month-old baby boy, became houseparents
Andrew, Aaron, Abigail, Anna, and Alexander. at Hope Children’s Home in Tampa, Florida.

Bryan grew up on the southside of Indianapolis. They spent two years raising 25 abandoned,
He was invited to church by a guy in his high abused, and neglected boys between the ages

school barbershop quartet. Bryan trusted Christ of two and eighteen there before returning to
as His Saviour at the age of fifteen. His life was Indiana where the Lord had impressed upon

never the same. God called Bryan to preach their hearts to plant Blue River Baptist Church
when he was eighteen and he began preparing in Edinburgh, Indiana. After five years as the

for the ministry through attending Bible college. senior pastor, God moved in Bryan’s heart to
Following his second year of college, he started make one of the toughest decisions in his life...

a summer internship at his home church, step down as the pastor of Blue River Baptist
Northern Park Baptist Church in Greenwood, Church. God has called the Ries Family to serve

Indiana under the leadership of Pastor Allen Him on the mission field of Thailand. Having
Pierce. At the conclusion of the summer, Pastor started deputation in January 2016, the Ries

Pierce asked Bryan to stay on at the church as the Family would love to schedule a meeting with
youth/music pastor and finish his B.A. in Bible your church in order to share their burden and

at Indiana Baptist College. Sensing that this vision for reaching Thailand. The Ries Family
was God’s will, he agreed and graduated from appreciates your prayers and support.