The Ransom Family

The Ransom Family

Sean and Jessica serve in Manila, Philippines, where they have been doing ministry since 2004. As the Asia Regional Shepherd for GMI, Sean leads our team in the Philippines while also shepherding our other GMI families in Asia.

Sean and Jessica serve in Manila, Philippines, where they have been doing ministry since 2004. As the Asia Regional Shepherd for GMI, Sean leads our team in the Philippines while also shepherding our other GMI families in Asia.

Sean Ransom – Missionary to the Philippines

Together, they teach classes at The Expositor’s Academy (part of The Master’s Academy International). Sean teaches classes in both the Preaching Program and the Biblical Studies Program, while Jessica teaches classes for women on Biblical Counseling.

If you would like more information on their ministry,

Goals:

To train nationals to teach God’s Word throughout the Philippines and other nations. Over eleven million Filipinos are working OUTSIDE of the Philippines, many in countries where American missionaries are not allowed to go. Sean and Jessica’s prayer is to spread God’s fame in the Philippines and in other nations through graduates of The Expositor’s Academy.

To learn more about their ministry,
watch their most recent video →

Current Ministry:

The Expositor’s Academy

Sean teaches weekly classes in Metro Manila as well as holding training modules throughout the country. Classes range from how to interpret the Bible (Hermeneutics) to preaching (Communicating Biblical Messages) to surveys of the Old and New Testaments.

Find more information about The Expositor’s Academy click here.

Ministry Update, January 2026

Ongoing Ministry

  • Sean and Jessica went on a whirlwind trip to Singapore, India, and Malaysia to visit missionaries and churches.
  • Sean and his team headed to the Island of Boracay for the Faculty and Family retreat of their training center. They were blessed to have an Elder from Grace Community Church, Matt and his wife, Jenny, lead them for three days of teaching, fellowship, and team building.
  • The Expositor’s Academy partnered with Higher Rock Christian Church (Sean’s home church in the Philippines) to provide their first missions conference. They focused on the newly published TMAI book on Biblical Missions, and taught sessions from the first section of the book to 800 people.
  • On Nov. 10-12, they had their semi-annual TMAI Asia Regional Summit. Representatives from each of their member schools, prospective schools, and ministry partners from the region gathered for a time of learning, fellowship, and planning.
  • Sean and Jessica were speakers at a marriage conference in Indonesia.
  • Sean and the family are now on furlough in the US until July.

Praise & Prayer

Please pray for:

  • Praise the Lord for His traveling mercies for my family as we travel to the U.S.
  • Praise the Lord that Hanook received straight A’s for his first semester at the Master’s Seminary.
  • Pray for our daughter Isabella as she finishes her final exams this week and then flies to join us in the U.S. She will be flying accross the world by herself for the first time.
  • Pray for the salvation of our son Kian and his wife Jean, Sean’s brother and his wife Hershey, Jessica’s family, and our friends Steve and David.
  • Continue to pray for the financial support of Hanook and his family as he studies online with the Master’s Seminary while living in the Philippines.