USA (MNN) — Over six percent of the U.S. population has served or is currently serving in the military, a career often fraught with occupational hazards.
Not all but many of the country’s 16.2 million veterans “are in the fight for their [lives], whether it’s depression, anxiety, suicide, [or] divorce,” says Warriors Set Free director and Army veteran Steve Prince.
“They’re fighting to be happy, healthy, and whole again, based on the trauma they’ve been through.”
A division of Set Free, Warriors Set Free focuses specifically on veterans and first responders. Learn more here.
“We fight alongside them, train and encourage them in the spiritual fight so they can have victory over the spiritual enemy,” Prince says.
“John 10:10 says Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but Jesus came to give us life and give it fully. That’s what we want for these military veterans and first responders.”
Based in West Michigan, Warriors Set Free started a second branch in Georgia in late 2021. “Michigan doesn’t have any active-duty posts, and veterans don’t flock to Michigan to retire [but] Atlanta is the hub of the South,” Prince says.
“There are over 30,000 veterans in the county that Fort Moore is located in.”
In 2024, Warriors Set Free: Georgia is planning four freedom events for struggling veterans.
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“We call it (the event) ‘Warriors Battle,’ and the [tagline] is ‘You are worth fighting for,’” Prince says.
“I love the idea of taking the physical fight from our physical enemy and bringing it to the spiritual and fighting for these men and women who have sacrificed so much for our freedom.”
Know someone who might benefit from these events? Connect with Warriors Set Free here.
Prayer is the first and best way to help Warriors Set Free, Prince says, but “we [also] love to see people coming alongside and supporting us financially. People give $20 a month; we have people write huge checks; they all matter.”
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