Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Nate Self

Posted At : October 28, 2010 10:37 PM | Posted By : Sharon Betters
Related Categories: Marriage,War

On November 8 - 10 Chuck and I will be in Ft. Hood, Texas. Through circumstances only God could orchestrate, we are going to Texas to interview Nate Self on the topic of Post

Traumatic Stress Disorder. Learn more about this genuine American Hero by viewing the NBC Dateline program, Rescue on Roberts Ridge included here. Nate shares his story in his book, Two Wars, One Hero's Fight on Two Fronts -0 Abroad and Within. We will also interview Bobby and Elissa, a military couple who will transparently share their own journey into darkness as a result of Bobby's wartime experiences. These interviews will become part of our Coming Home from War resource library.

In preparation for these interviews, we read Nate's book, along with When War Comes Home, Christ-Centered Healing for Wives of Combat Veterans and The Combat Trauma Healing Manual: Christ-Centered Solutions for Combat Trauma

We are so humbled by the trust that these folks are placing in us to share their stories in a way that offers help and hope to hurting people. Thousands of military families are paying an unspeakable price for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Suicide rates among the military are soaring. Marriages are failing. The hidden heroes in many of our military families are the spouses who are determined to keep their marriage vows and help their broken husband or wife find a new level of normal when they come back from combat. Not only do military families fear that their loved ones will not return from war but they also fear that if they do, they will not be the same person who went to war.

Nate, Bobby and Elissa are among many who are declaring that we must acknowledge the damage to our faithful military families and we must offer help and hope that puts them on a path of purpose and peace. Please pray for us as we travel to Ft. Hood and pray for these precious warriors who are sacrificing their privacy and taking us into their pain in order to offer help and hope to broken military families. I'll keep you posted on our journey. Sometimes I wonder at the value of what we are doing with the Learning to See When the Lights Go Out resource library. The needs are so enormous, what good is a one hour interview? In a future post I'll share why we continue to produce and distribute these resources. Perhaps our reasons will encourage you to offer your story to others as a means to help turn their hearts toward our God.

In His grip,

Sharon