Mighty Oaks Blog
Mighty Oaks International Update – September 2023
Mighty Oaks International Update Ukraine Sep 23, 2023 Mighty Oaks International recently completed a highly successful 14-day mission in Ukraine, featuring a team consisting of 2 full-time staff and 2 strategic contractors integral to the organization. The primary...
My Way Or His “High” Way
By Pete Lawrence This previous week in Texas nearly twenty veterans and first responders arrived from across the United States seeking hope. Men who have been shackled by shame and guilt. We live in a world where culture tells us to “live your truth” and that there...
Focus In The Midst Of A Storm
By Rachel Schroeder, Psalm 18:1-7 | “1 I love you, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” In August 2023, a team of Mighty Oaks Women’s...
Powerful Faith
By, Brandon Bettis Adjusting to civilian life after the intensity of military or public service can be an arduous journey, leaving many men feeling lost and struggling to find hope. However, Mighty Oaks Legacy Programs serve as a beacon of strength and solace for...
Pride goes with the fall
By, Derek Langway The time with our veterans in Bull Run, Virginia, last week was amazing! Despite torrential rains, worse weather in the forecast, threatening airline delays, and cancelled flights, we saw a marked improvement when our 11 students were on deck. The...
THE BIGGEST FIGHT IS WITHIN
By Dusty Shelhammer James 1:2-4 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows your true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely....
strong enough to do it wrong
By John Hintz This past week at Sky Rose Ranch with our veterans was nothing short of amazing, and the “amazing” had nothing to do with anything done by man’s hands, rather watching God work in the lives of the men who attended the program. Something I’ve come to...
Tired but not finished yet
Tired, but not Finished Yet By, Saul Villanueva Philippians 1:6, “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." On May 21st and 22nd, Men from all over the nation travelled to The Ranch in Texas. ...
The Truth About PTSD
How To View PTSD Awareness “Greater understanding and awareness of PTSD will help Veterans and others recognize symptoms, and seek and obtain needed care.” – Dr. Paula P. Schnurr, Executive Director of the National Center for PTSD Post-traumatic Stress can...
PEACEKEEPERS
The 1st Responders course that was conducted at the Blaylock Ranch in Junction, Texas, from April 17-22 was one where we witnessed God’s hand through the Holy Spirit move through the men that attended. We had 17 men attend that although were still actively working in...
Defer your taxes, not your hope
by Jamie Warner “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 April at Mighty Oaks Foundation ushered in two Legacy Programs for men: one at Blaylock Ranch, Texas, for first responders, and one at SkyRose Ranch,...
Why Veterans Struggle To Reintegrate Into Society And What We Can Do
by Chad Robichaux I have spoken and ministered to so many fearless veterans about their combat related trauma, their military life, and how it has affected their daily lives. Every day these courageous, honorable, veterans face extraordinary challenges when facing...
