A Mission Without Borders: Why a Father and Son Risked it All for the People of Ukraine
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Author, speaker, and former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux offers an honest, no-holds-barred account of what has really been happening in Ukraine and shares powerful stories that are soaked in resiliency and determination, faith and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming opposition.
When Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux knew that innocent people were about to be exposed to untold brutality. He also knew that God was inviting him to get involved. With little idea of the trials that would follow, Chad's response was simple and clear: "yes." As he gathered a team of elite special operations veterans, he invited his twenty-five-year-old son, Hunter--also a Marine combat veteran--to partner with him in Ukraine. Over the course of seven trips, Chad saw a change in Hunter as his confidence grew and he exceled among the team. Chad's own faith also grew as he learned to relinquish control and trust God with his son and what he witnessed in the brutality of war.
A Mission Without Borders is a powerful account of the lessons we can learn whenever we say yes to God. Chad's experience will help readers
- understand what the conflict in Ukraine was like for everyday citizens beyond the political fog;
- discover how a bond can grow between a father and son as they face hardship together; and
- realize that God doesn't just call us to go to the aid of the people we know and love, sometimes he calls us to help strangers--because it's the right thing to do.
A Mission Without Borders will take readers deep into the war in Ukraine. From Russia's use of ballistic and chemical weapons on civilians, to the inspirational story of the role that the Ukrainian church has played in the war, Chad's story of courage and hope needs to be heard. It is rich in human and spiritual truth and will connect deeply with readers of all walks.
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About the author
Chad Robichaux is a bestselling author, speaker, and humanitarian. As a former Force Recon Marine and DoD Contractor, Chad served on eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Task Force. After overcoming his personal battles with PTSD and nearly becoming a veteran suicide statistic, Chad founded the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a leading non-profit that serves the active duty, military veteran, and first responder communities around the world with highly successful faith-based resiliency and recovery programs. Chad is regularly featured on national media and has been a contributor to Fox News, Newsmax, and The Blaze. Chad's life story was notably shared in a short film by I Am Second, and is the focus of the documentaries, Never Fight Alone and Escape from Afghanistan. Currently, a motion picture movie is being produced based on Chad's Wall Street Journal–bestselling book, Saving Aziz. Chad is also a former special agent, professional world mixed martial arts champion, fourth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a committed follower of Christ who has been married to his wife, Kathy, for twenty-eight years. Chad and Kathy reside in Texas, and they have two daughters, two sons, and three granddaughters. Through his resilience, passion, and selflessness heart to serve others, Chad Robichaux remains an inspiring figure to many around the world.
Craig Borlase is a New York Times bestselling writer, specializing in crafting dramatic, engaging memoirs. Recent work includes Finding Gobi — the international and New York Times bestselling account of an ultra-marathon runner's chance encounter with a stray dog in the Mongolian desert, now translated into twenty-one languages — and My Name Is Tani — the story of an eight year old chess prodigy living in a homeless shelter in NYC. Films of both books are currently in development, with Tani… acquired by Paramount Pictures/Trevor Noah and Gobi… acquired by Sony/Tencent. Craig has collaborated with a wide range of authors on more than fifty books, from a global entertainment icon to a former Muslim woman who was one week away from becoming a suicide bomber. Previous work has taken him to Iraq, Jordan, China, Haiti, India, Sweden, Cuba, Uganda, Australia and all over the United States. Website: https://www.craigborlase.com/
