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Russian rockets raining down near a Ukrainian bomb shelter. Colombian guerrillas arriving at a missionary retreat to kidnap the Americans who had just escaped. Dangerous journeys into remote regions of South America where cartels and insurgent groups pose serious threats. This isn't what most people imagine when they think of Christian missionaries. But for Russell Black and Hunter Robichaux, going where others won't is part of the calling.

In this episode of The Resilient Show, Chad sits down with his son Hunter, a Marine veteran, and Russell, who has spent more than 35 years serving in some of the world's toughest environments. Collectively, they've witnessed extraordinary suffering and taken incredible risks to help people in need. They share their closest calls, the sacrifices their families make, and the faith that keeps sending them back into danger.

KEY TOPICS:
Russell's narrow escape from a kidnapping plot by FARC guerrillas in Colombia
Surviving Russian rocket attacks during missionary trips to Ukraine
The dangers of working in regions affected by cartels and guerrilla insurgencies
Traveling into remote regions of Peru to minister to military personnel
Cuba's widespread blackouts, extreme poverty, and humanitarian crisis
Why Christianity continues to thrive in Cuba despite decades of communist rule
Training hundreds of Ukrainian pastors to become military chaplains
How combat veterans can find new purpose through high-risk missionary work
The sacrifices made by the wives and families waiting at home
Why faith continues to drive Hunter and Russell into some of the world's most dangerous places

Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
01:39 Meet Hunter Robichaux and Russell Black
04:50 Why International Missions Matter
11:26 Christianity Is Thriving Around the World
13:38 Hunter's Calling to Dangerous Missionary Work
20:08 Bringing Christianity Into Communist Cuba
26:12 Cuba's Economic Collapse and Power Crisis
31:07 Finding Faith on the Front Lines of Ukraine
36:38 Training Ukrainian Pastors to Serve as Military Chaplains
39:00 Working With Peru's Military Leadership
46:10 Taking Missions Into Peru's Mountains and Jungles
50:56 Giving Military Veterans a New Mission
53:24 Narrowly Escaping a Kidnapping by Colombian Guerrillas
55:33 How to Get Involved in International Missions
01:01:39 The Sacrifices of Missionaries' Wives and Families
01:05:13 The Struggle of Coming Home After Dangerous Missions
01:09:55 A Hilarious Dog Attack in Peru
01:14:02 How to Support These Dangerous Missions

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Overturning Roe v. Wade was supposed to be the victory that changed everything. But four years later, Seth Gruber argues America is facing an even deeper abortion crisis — and the very people who spent decades fighting for the unborn have lost their urgency. So how did a movement that achieved one of its biggest political victories end up in this position?

Seth says the answer isn't in Washington alone. Decades ago, ordinary Christians were getting arrested, risking their livelihoods, and forcing politicians to take notice. Today, he believes that same courage is disappearing. Through his new book and film, The Last Stand, Gruber uncovers forgotten stories of resistance, including the young Christians who defied Hitler, and asks whether Americans still have the conviction to fight for what they believe.

KEY TOPICS:
Why Seth Gruber believes America's abortion crisis has worsened since Roe v. Wade was overturned
The rise of abortion pills and why overturning Roe wasn't enough
Why Gruber criticizes Trump and Vance's positions on abortion
How the Republican Party has retreated from its previous pro-life commitments
Why so many American pastors and churches refuse to address abortion
The forgotten Operation Rescue movement that helped transform American politics
Why Gruber believes the pro-life movement has lost its momentum
Debating abortion exceptions involving rape, incest, and maternal health
Gruber's message about forgiveness and healing for women who have had abortions
The story of Sophie and Hans Scholl, who defied Nazi Germany
How Christianity helped shape Western civilization and the protection of human life
The inspiration behind Gruber's new book and film, The Last Stand
Charlie Kirk's role in supporting the White Rose Resistance
Why Gruber believes ordinary Christians can change the course of history again

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Russia is fighting a war in Ukraine. Iran is targeting American forces in the Middle East. North Korea continues building up its military. These may seem like separate threats, but according to Gordon Chang, there's one country behind it all — China.
Gordon Chang returns to The Resilient Show for Part 2 of his conversation with Chad, digging into Beijing's growing relationships with America's adversaries and why he believes we're underestimating just how closely they're working together.
KEY TOPICS:
What Xi Jinping really wanted from his meeting with President Trump

China's role in Iranian attacks that killed American troops

China's financial support for Iran and international money laundering

Why Trump's actions in Venezuela and Iran threaten China's oil supply

How China benefited from America's withdrawal from Afghanistan

China's growing military cooperation with Russia, Iran, and North Korea

Why Greenland and the Arctic are becoming strategically important

Chinese surveillance operations in Cuba targeting U.S. military activity

How a conflict over Taiwan could escalate into a global war

China's potential access to critical American infrastructure and the electrical grid

Why Chang believes Xi Jinping could take increasingly dangerous risks

What Americans can do to prepare for potential disruptions and conflict

The nightmare scenario has long been the same: China makes a move on Taiwan, the U.S. gets pulled into a war in the Pacific, and the world watches two superpowers collide thousands of miles from American soil.

Gordon Chang thinks that may be the wrong way to look at it.

In this interview, he argues that if war comes, China could try to hit the United States first — inside the country using vulnerabilities America already has. And Chang thinks this could happen soon with Xi Jinping's “window of opportunity” fast closing.

In Part 1 of a two-parter, Chad sits down with Chang to unpack what China;s master plan, what could trigger a first attack, and what a potential U.S.-China war may look like.

Key Topics:
- Why Gordon Chang says the CCP views America as its enemy
- Why a U.S.-China war could begin on American soil
- China’s alleged infrastructure and operatives inside the U.S.
- Xi Jinping’s shrinking window to make a move
- Taiwan, Japan, and the flashpoints that could trigger a wider war
- Whether China’s military can actually win a major conflict
- Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s military leadership
- China’s economic decline and population crisis
- The CCP’s persecution of Christians
- COVID and the Wuhan Institute of Virology
- China’s role in the fentanyl crisis

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Before Brazilian jiu-jitsu became a global sport, Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhães was a kid surfing alongside the Gracies in Brazil. The people he grew up around would help shape martial arts history — and he would become part of that story himself. He went from watching his idols to facing them in competitions.
In this episode of The Resilient Show, Chad sits down with his former instructor to revisit a lifetime on the mats. Chad knows firsthand what it’s like to learn from Draculino, and that shared history makes this conversation personal. Between the laughs and old stories, you get to know a fierce competitor who now finds some of his greatest pride in what his students accomplish outside the gym.
KEY TOPICS:
Growing up alongside the Gracies and finding jiu-jitsu through surfing

The early Brazilian competition scene

Facing his idols and competing against the best

The devastating injury that nearly cost him his leg

Chad’s years training under Draculino

The danger of treating black belts like life gurus

How modern jiu-jitsu has changed (and sometimes not for the better)

Faith, friendship, and finding purpose through teaching

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