Carlos is a Marine who left for Iraq and Afghanistan confident in his Christian faith. Rosemarie, his wife, spent her days praying he would come back to her safely. Instead, he returned with a broken body and shattered spirit like so many others who serve our nation. Carlos and Rosemarie fought their way through the challenges of rehab, PTSD, drug addiction, and the temptation to quit on life and each other. Don't miss their profound story of persevering love and faith that heals on Equipped with Chris Brooks.
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Chris Brooks is the senior pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite congregation across the Detroit metropolitan area. Chris served for 20 years as the senior pastor of Evangel Ministries, a thriving 1,600-member church in the heart of Detroit. He also served as the campus dean of Moody Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. A popular Detroit radio host since 2005, Chris is the author of Kingdom Dreaming and Urban Apologetics. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Finance, completed his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, and graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yodit, are the proud parents of six children: Christopher, Zewditu, Cameron, Judah, Sophia, and Christyana.
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