Chris & RahnellaAdsit

About Chris + Rahnella

A life of service, rooted in care.

More than three decades of ministry have shaped a shared calling to practical discipleship, trauma-informed care, and faithful encouragement.

Biography

A life of service, rooted in care.

Chris and Rahnella Adsit are authors, speakers, and thought leaders in trauma healing. Together, they bring more than 35 years of experience serving people who have encountered physical, emotional, or spiritual crisis.

Across their ministry, they have served on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, CRU Military, Athletes in Action, and Disciplemakers International. Their work is shaped by a conviction that faith, wise care, and practical next steps belong together — especially for those whose stories have been shaped by trauma or the demands of service.

As a couple, Chris and Rahnella offer a distinctive perspective for spouses, caregivers, leaders, and helping communities. Their teaching creates room for truth-telling, strengthens pathways toward restoration, and reminds people that they do not have to carry the weight alone.

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Care with dignity

For those carrying the unseen weight.

Chris and Rahnella’s ministry has served military communities, first responders, spouses, caregivers, and people whose lives have been touched by physical, emotional, or spiritual crisis.

They speak about difficult experiences with sensitivity and respect, including ritual abuse, sexual abuse, adult survivors of child abuse, and dissociative identity disorder. Their approach values each person’s story, honors the courage it takes to seek help, and points toward faith-informed hope.

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Ministry & impact

Building bridges toward healing.

Practical tools, patient discipleship, and trauma-informed care have shaped their work across ministry, military, and first-responder communities.

  1. 1980s–Today
    A sustained calling

    More than 35 years of ministry service

    Serving through Campus Crusade for Christ, CRU Military, Athletes in Action, and Disciplemakers International — with care for people facing crisis, transition, and the lasting effects of trauma.

  2. 2006
    Military PTSD ministry

    Tools for wounded warriors and their families

    Chris and Rahnella helped CRU launch its Military PTSD Ministry, developing practical tools for returning wounded warriors and the people who love and care for them.

  3. 2012
    Branches of Valor

    Extending hope to survivors

    They founded Branches of Valor, a nonprofit organization offering hope and healing in deeply sensitive areas of trauma and survivor care.

Global speaking

A message of resilient faith, shared around the world.

From Ukraine to Iraq, Armenia, Romania, and Central and Southern Africa, Chris and Rahnella have brought a message of hope and healing from war trauma to leaders and helping communities. Their earlier speaking ministry has also taken them to Germany, Italy, Burundi, and beyond.

01Ukraine
02Iraq
03Armenia
04Romania

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