About Us

Eric Lamoray - President (IMS)

• Wooden Boat Shipwright
• Marine Surveyor
• Boatyard Owner
• Wood Shop Owner
• 8 year military veteran (USAF)
• Extensive knowledge of refitting yacht interiors, general woodworking, maintaining marine systems 
• Vessels worked on: 11 - 114ft Everything from new construction to restorations to refitting. 
• 30 years living aboard
• full-time marine industry 1987 - 2004. 
• Duties on board ministry vessel: Captain, general vessel management 

 Thomas Burky - Vice President (IMS)

Thomas Burky (light t-shirt) discussing hydraulics

• Facilitator for ministry home office (stateside)
• Parts procurement for overseas ministry maintenance

Thomas Burky currently works as a Technical Advisor for BAE Services and  resides with his wife, Fiona, in North Carolina.  He has been a born-again Christian for 35 years,  and has been  friends with Eric and Mary for over 30 years. Tom received his B.S. in Chemistry (Hons) from Norfolk State University and then attended graduate school in Engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Tom has over 25 years of experience  in  project management, business development, contract negotiation and product life cycle management, with 17 of these years at a non-profit corporation.  Tom's background and  hands-on experience will be utilized during the ongoing refit of the vessel "Far Horizons" to prepare her for the field. Tom and Fiona have been married for over 30 years.

Mary Lamoray - Secretary/Treasurer (IMS)

Duties on board ministry vessel: 

• Book keeping
• Domestic management
• Assistance with inventory supplies and vessel cargo 

• Miscellaneous labor 
• Eric and Mary have been married for over 39 years. 

Fiona Burky - Board Member (IMS)

• Assistant facilitator for ministry home office (stateside)

Fiona Burky, who is a retired Licensed Clinical Counselor, has been close friends with Mary and Eric for over 35 years. She has been a born-again Christian for 40 years. She was with YWAM (Youth With a Mission) for 1 1/2 years, and went through their Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Tyler, Texas, and then their School of Evangelism (SOE) in Denver, Colorado. It was during this time that she felt led by the Lord to become a Christian Counselor. In order to obtain her degree in counseling, Fiona returned to her home State of Ohio, where she finished her B.A. in Business Management (Malone College, Canton, Ohio), before she went on to receive her Master's Degree in Counseling from Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 1992. Fiona had her own private practice for several years until her health problems necessitated her need for early retirement. Fiona continues to contribute to the lives of believers by way of her two blogs: "Growing as a Disciple of Christ"  and "Gleanings from Gurnall: The Christian in Complete Amour". Fiona is a strong prayer partner with IMS.

 

'Penny'

Security, Ratter & Ships' Mascot 

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 About our History:

 Faithful with a little... prepares for faithful with a lot.