Bringing Weary Warriors to Christ
Hundreds of former Marine and military veterans have been spared from the growing suicide and divorce rates among combat veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because a professional MMA fighter's faith-based retreat taught them that their disorder is no match for God's "blueprint" for their life.
Former MMA fighter Chad Robichaux, who did eight tours of duty as a Marine in Afghanistan and has a career 19-2 record in professional matches, was on the verge of losing his wife and family due to his inability to cope with the struggles of PTSD upon his return home from combat.
Although he was back from war, the only thing he wanted to do was go back to Afghanistan and fight. That was until he started making money fighting in various professional and televised mixed martial arts circuits. Although Robichaux used MMA as physical outlet to "heal" the symptoms of PTSD, the sport was not "curing" the root cause of his issue.
It wasn't until he was on the brink of divorce with his wife, Kathy, that he realized how his behavior and falling out with God — not his disorder — had impacted the things that meant the most to him.
Fortunately for Robichaux, his wife connected him with a pastor from his church in Woodlands, Texas, who would mentor him for over a year until he finally understood that in order for him to overcome his battles with PTSD he needed to fully embrace the life that God had intended for him.
