Chris & RahnellaAdsit

Ukraine ministry · since 2015

Equipping leaders to carry hope into their communities.

A dedicated page for the chaplain training, Ukraine-specific resources, and the relationships that have shaped this long-term ministry.

Ukraine ministry · since 2015

Equipping those who care for a nation at war.

Chris and Rahnella’s first mission to Ukraine began in 2015, as Ukrainian pastors answered a new call to chaplaincy amid the realities of war and trauma.

250 Ukrainian pastors stepped forward to serve as chaplains.
The first invitation

Training chaplains for the realities they would face.

When Ukraine’s military opened the way for a chaplain corps, 250 pastors answered the call — despite having no pay, equipment, training, medical support, or evacuation protection promised to them. Yet few had received training in a biblical approach to combat trauma.

Because Chris and Rahnella had published Combat Trauma Healing Manual and When War Comes Home, Cru Military Ministry invited them to lead a three-day training conference. The books were translated into Ukrainian and Russian so the pastor-chaplains could learn in their own context.

Three days of training Ukrainian + Russian translations Biblically grounded combat-trauma care
9
return missions to Ukraine
31
training locations across the country
650+
pastors, chaplains, counselors, leaders, and refugee workers equipped

Train the trainers

Resources made for Ukraine’s communities.

Through War-Trauma Healing Conferences across the country, Chris and Rahnella have equipped pastors, chaplains, military leaders, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, women’s ministry leaders, and refugee workers to bring faith-informed care into the places they already serve.

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Bridges to Healing: Ukraine

A biblically oriented small-group resource created for soldiers.

02

Women, War, and Trauma

A biblically oriented small-group resource created for the women of Ukraine.

03

Small groups that multiply care

Conference participants receive free copies so they can begin groups in their normal places of ministry — creating space for trauma to be processed in community and in the light of God’s Word.

Field notes from Ukraine

Every gathering represents a relationship, a shared burden, and another leader prepared to carry hope into their own community.

Chris and Rahnella Adsit with Ukrainian Orthodox leaders at a ministry gathering.
With Ukrainian Orthodox leaders.
Chris and Rahnella Adsit smiling together in front of Kyiv Theological Seminary banners.
Together in Kyiv.
Chris speaking at a microphone while Rahnella stands at a lectern during a Reboot training.
Teaching together.
Chris and Rahnella with a Ukrainian ministry partner in a training room.
Training with local leaders.
A Ukrainian flag covered with messages is held at a ministry gathering as Chris and Rahnella stand nearby.
A flag carrying messages of encouragement.
Chris and Rahnella with Ukrainian participants holding certificates on stage.
Certificates and a shared milestone.
Ukrainian training participants hold their certificates in a group photo.
A group of trained leaders.
Rahnella standing by the shoreline during a Ukraine ministry trip.
Rahnella on the journey.
Chris and Rahnella at a train station during their travel.
A moment between missions.
Chris and Rahnella pictured with a Ukrainian ministry leader.
With ministry partners.
Chris and Rahnella during a Reboot trauma-recovery event.
Reboot training days.
A group of men pray together at a Reboot gathering.
Prayer among brothers.
Rahnella joins women and ministry participants in a circle of prayer.
Prayer in community.
Chris and Rahnella outside a Ukrainian Orthodox church.
A welcome in Uzhhorod.
Chris holding a flag with a Ukrainian brigade representative.
Standing with a Ukrainian brigade representative.

A wider reach

A growing network of trauma-healing care.

In 2018, Chris and Rahnella moved their international work to Reboot Recovery, an organization that gave them greater freedom to pursue high-risk ministry and focus on global expansion. Their war-trauma message has since reached Iraq, Armenia, Romania, Central and Southern Africa, and Ukraine.

12-weektrauma-healing courses offered by Reboot Recovery in the United States
380U.S. course locations in the past 10 years
50,000+participants served through those courses

Programs include Reboot Military for veterans and active service members, Reboot First Responder, and Trauma Reboot for people seeking God’s healing after trauma.