Galatians 6:9 We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time if we do not give up.
An MMA fighter says he feels called by God to help the men and women of our armed forces who suffer from PTSD.
Chad Robichaux said that when he retired from the Marines after eight tours of duty in Afghanistan, he almost lost his family because of PTSD. He then discovered “God’s blueprint” for life after his wife in a last-ditch effort to save their marriage contacted a pastor that Chad knew to speak with him.
The pastor showed Chad that God had a plan for his life that included overcoming PTSD. Working together, they reconnected Chad with his family and saved his marriage.
In 2011, Chad felt led to take that healing he experienced and use it to help other veterans who were in the same situation he faced coming home. WoodsEdge Community Church joined with him to form the Mighty Oaks Warrior Program.
“Through the mentoring I found that all the programs I have been through, all the pills, all the counseling, nothing had worked liked it did when I let Christ in my life and aligned my life with the life he intended me to live,” Robichaux told The Christian Post. “When something like this happens to you, you can’t help but share it. Here we are four years later and 710 guys later who experienced the same story.”
The program has now branched out into churches across the country with reports of huge success.
“Bring Jesus into the equation and watch them get set free,” said John Mizerak of Life Church in Virginia. He noted that not a single suicide or divorce has taken place among the men participating in the program.
“Communities of faith need to really listen to the needs of veterans and offer a helping hand to veteran families, especially ones that are transitioning from a time of military service,” Ruth Frey, director of programs at the Washington National Cathedral in the District of Columbia said.
“It is also important for people of faith to advocate for veterans needs with their state and national legislators. As Christians, we are called to care for our neighbors and these are some of the ways we can live that out.”
