Jeremy Vangsnes, 21, an Innovator resort missionary from Spartanburg, has been moved to Advanced Care Hospital of Montana, a long-term acute-care facility in Billings, following a one-vehicle accident in July that injured four, including his two brothers.
Brothers Dan, Ryan and Jeremy Vangsnes (l to r) are three of the four NAMB Innovator student resort missionaries involved in the Montana car accident on July 21. (Family photo)Also, a fund to assist the Vangsnes family with expenses has been established at First Baptist Church, Spartanburg (www.fbs.org).
The information was reported Aug. 13 on the family’s CaringBridge Web site.
Jeremy’s brothers, 24-year-old Dan and 19-year-old Ryan, were injured in the accident. Dan remains hospitalized; Ryan was treated and released after the accident. Their friend, Scott Minear, 21, of Marietta, Ga., remains hospitalized.
They were four of 17 Innovator missionaries who arrived at Yellowstone National Park on Memorial Day to minister to resort visitors for 10 weeks.
The Vangsnes brothers were nominated as Innovator missionaries by the North American Mission Board. Innovator missionaries are self-funded student missionaries who are assigned by NAMB or a state Baptist campus ministry to serve in resort ministry at various tourist venues throughout the United States.