Sergeant First Class Christian Hickey is a former Marine who went on to join the Army as an elite Special Forces Green Beret. When war broke out in Ukraine, Hickey felt he had to do something. But fighting wasn’t part of his calling.
Hickey told CBN News, “I wasn’t called here to shed any blood. I was just called here to tell people about the blood that was shed for them a long time ago.”
That calling led to concern from his superiors over a US National Guardsman working in Ukraine. Nevertheless, God opened the doors for him to go.
He said, “I am not here representing the United States Military. I’m not here representing my command I’m not here representing the National Guard. I’m here as an ambassador of Jesus Christ, and that’s exactly what I’m doing here. As a missionary in Ukraine.”
After he arrived, he found the Ukrainian troops in desperate need of medics.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care happens to be one of Hickey’s specialties.
Seven months ago, these soldiers were bakers, bus drivers, and lawyers. Hickey taught them the skills they needed to be able to stabilize their wounded brothers.
As the war grinds on, Hickey’s mission is evolving to meet the need. Just days after the fall of Kherson, with the population running out of food, Hickey and his team brought a convoy of aid to the rescue – including food and firewood to help them survive the coming winter.