Bridges to Healing Bridges to Healing is a ministry addressing the growing issue of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in our returning veterans.  Combat Trauma ranges from reintegration issues to PTSD and affects not only the veteran but his or her family and friends as well.  There are many great resources available to help deal with this trauma. We are seeking to provide Christ-centered solutions for we believe that true healing is possible only through the power of Jesus Christ in a person's life.  Bridges to Healing is seeking to help churches learn how they can become increasingly effective in becoming Bridges... helping the veteran and his or her family reconnect with God.  You can learn more at www.ptsdhealing.org. Now that we here at Disciplemakers International are a part of Military Ministry, we have been given a unique opportunity to bring our experience to bear on this issue.  In September 2007, Military Ministry Press published the first book in the Bridges to Healing Series, Combat Trauma Healing Manual, written by Chris Adsit.  The book can be ordered through www.ptsdhealing.org or Amazon.com. We are now (summer 2008) working on the second book in the series, When War Comes Home: Christ-Centered Healing for Wives of Combat Veterans.  Publication is planned for September 2008. Disciplemakers International is a division of Military Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ International.  The Combat Trauma Healing Manual offers spiritual solutions for struggles with PTSD by helping construct an environment that will give God optimal access to the wounded soul. Designed for individual or group study, the Combat Trauma Healing Manual combines the latest insights of the medical and counseling communities with the timeless principles of God’s Word. The book outlines a step-by-step program that will help PTSD sufferers… Understand your trauma – spiritually, psychologically and physiologically Adopt therapeutic spiritual disciplines to bring you closer to God Process your loss and grief Experience the freeing influence of giving and receiving forgiveness Rebuild your identity based on what God says about you Strengthen yourself spiritually against future attacks Connect with those who will support you in many ways Define plans to fully reintegrate into society as a strengthened man or woman of God  From the Introduction The reality of war is that everyone gets wounded. Some wounds heal rapidly, but some last for a lifetime. The reality is that the wounds of heart, soul and spirit have a spiritual component that is not being adequately addressed. Despite the valiant efforts of many organizations and the commitment of billions of dollars to address these issues, there remains a serious gap – the faith gap. Major General Robert F. Dees, US Army (Retired), Executive Director, Military Ministry  From the Prologue My family and I thought leaving the Army would remove me from the dangers of war. I had survived war and had come home, safe at last. Now I could focus on being a parent and a husband. But upon leaving the Army, I entered a different kind of fight: the war for my own heart and mind. I went face-to-face with my memories, with the horrors and stresses of combat—and lost. Questions and doubts ravaged my mind: Why did I survive and my men die? Why did they send me there? Why does God allow such terrible wars to happen? Why can’t I feel anything? Ashamed of the man I had become and unable to reconcile war, I reached a breaking point. I was highly praised and decorated for leadership under fire—yet I anguished in the aftermath of war. I realized I was about to lose everything: my marriage, my family, even my life. I had led a daring rescue mission and found myself in dire need of rescuing. I had fought to keep a promise—to never leave a fallen comrade—but who would keep that promise to me? Former Captain Nathan Self, US Army Rangers
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