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Kane, John and Rosemary

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John and Rosemary Kane

Missionaries to Thailand

It was while serving in the U.S. Air Force in Thailand and Vietnam that John Kane came to grips with the reality of his sinfulness and gave his heart to Jesus Christ.

Upon discharge from the Air Force, he returned to his home in Connecticut to attend Mohegan College. The following year he moved to New Hampshire to join a team starting a Navigator ministry on campuses. He later spent two years on maintenance staff at the Navigator headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. While there, John attended an OMF prayer conference, where he sensed God calling him to northern Thailand.

Upon advice from OMF missionaries, he moved to Portland, Oregon, to attend Multnomah Bible College, where he graduated in 1982. While there, he went on a short-term outreach to Asian immigrants in East London, England. He has since received a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Seminary in Indiana. He was ordained into the ministry by Los Gatos Christian Church of Los Gatos, California.

Rosemary was raised in a strong Bible-believing church in Los Gatos, California. She committed her life to Christ when she was six years old. She attended Multnomah Bible College graduating with an Adult Education Certificate in 1982. Rosemary was very interested in missionary work in Asia and also joined the short-term outreach to Asian immigrants in East London, England.

John and Rosemary married in August 1980. They now have four children (John Mark, Ruth-Anne, Daniel and Sarah).

The Kanes have been in Thailand for 17 years and have learned two tonal languages. For the past three years they have been living in a Hmong village and facilitating a training program for leaders for the numerous area churches. Rosemary has been helping the ladies to sell embroidery to help upgrade their standard of living and is also giving medical advice as a means of contact with the Hmong community.

The Hmong live in great fear of evil spirits and the Kanes’ vision is to see a biblical indigenous church among the White Hmong that is multiplying itself.