Ed & Suzie Buri
Mountain Home Air Force Base
At En Gedi Hospitality House, Ed and Suzie have been providing home-based ministry to military families and singles, teaching from God’s Word, sharing meals, and supporting one another within a Christian community. We host men’s and women’s Bible studies, family dinners, holiday celebrations, and monthly events (like hikes, ministry tours, and day trips) throughout the year. We also spend time in one-on-one discipleship over coffee or whatever. Call or text for more details!
Their Story:
Ed grew up in a church-going, but not yet Christian home. Still, their family regularly watched Billy Graham crusades from the time he was very young and, at age 14, he received Christ. He later went forward publicly to profess Christ. Suzie placed her trust in Jesus as a young girl at Warm Lake Conservative Baptist Camp near Cascade, Idaho, when she heard the gospel message.
Ed and Suzie both grew up primarily in Oregon. Ed’s family moved from California to Roseburg, Oregon, while he was a preschooler. In 1976, he graduated from high school there. Suzie resided in several places throughout Oregon as she grew up, finally settling down in Roseburg and graduated from high school in 1979.
After high school, Ed studied at Canadian Bible College in Regina, Saskatchewan, earning his Bachelor of Religious Education degree. Suzie attended Judson Baptist College and then completed her BS in Health Education from Portland State University.
Suzie and Ed married on June 28, 1986, just after he enlisted in the Army. Stationed near Heilbronn, Germany (1986-1988), they volunteered as chapel youth sponsors to dependent youth of military personnel at Wharton Barracks Community Chapel. The evident need for ministry to soldiers and families helped them accept a call to military ministry with Cadence International, where they served until the spring of 2023 when they joined Shiloh Military Ministries.
They have two children. Greg lives and works in San Antonio, and Julie married Jesse Cornell, who serves in the U.S. Air Force. Ed and Suzie also have four precious grandchildren.
Ed also retired from the Air National Guard in July of 2017.
