Rick and Irene Lange have been married almost 40 years. Irene is originally from Illinois, while Rick is from California. 

As a couple they have lived in several places both in and out of the US, but they still call Blue Ridge their “home church.” As some of BRCC’s earliest members they have been part of the church since the early ‘90s.
  
The Langes’ commitment to missions took shape after attending a Southern Baptist Conference missions conference in the US. Later it was strengthened by participating in a missions trip to Haiti as college students. 

Since those early years, Rick and Irene have been faithfully involved in direct evangelism, rural development, and health care in some of the most difficult areas of the world including Haiti, the Sudan, and rural Kenya.

Rick is highly trained and well-respected as a specialist in training for cross-cultural ministry. Irene uses her skills as a registered nurse in much of their work. Rick has been vitally involved on the board of One Another Ministries International since its inception. Both he and Irene are temporarily serving full-time with the One Another team in California. Rick and Irene lived and worked in Kenya for 15 years and are looking forward to returning there in the near future.