Cindy and Eddie Ruble | Malaysia
Cindy and Eddy Ruble are Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel serving in Malaysia. The Rubles partner locally and globally to transform systems of oppression, build capacity with partners, bring relief to vulnerable populations in the wake of disaster and empower young people through higher education.
Cindy works as an advocate for women and children. She has spent many years working to aid and empower the survivors of human trafficking, from rescue to casework to repatriation. After successfully setting up a shelter with a local partner, Cindy has now turned her focus to a passion she has long held, creating safer communities for women and children. Globally, one in four girls are sexually assaulted before the age of 18. Cindy and Eddy believe that together we can make the world a safer, kinder and more just world for both genders.
Eddy is CBF’s international Disaster Response Coordinator. Building on experience gained from responding to the Asian tsunami in 2004, he continued working in disaster relief, responding to ensuing earthquakes, typhoons and floods in other regions of Asia. Eddy works collaboratively with donor partners, conventions and national Baptists as together they respond to disasters around the world.
The Rubles’ education work began in Indonesia with a focus on teacher training. This work has evolved in partnership with a stateside educational nonprofit, Ruble International Education Initiative (RIEI). RIEI provides secondary and university scholarships to bright, economically disadvantaged young people in Asia and beyond. Eddy serves as the Asia Regional Representative for RIEI, partnering to empower students to gain economic independence, help their families and be leaders.
Learn more at www.cbf.net/ruble.