Send highly specialized first responder teams into war zones and hard-to-reach areas around the globe.
Fighting was intense. Adults and children alike were being used as human shields to protect Isis personnel. Stationed only a few miles away, we were within eyesight of daily bombings.
Slowly the Iraqi army began pushing through Mosul, freeing people from Isis control. We began building relationships with local residents and soldiers. We asked what we could do to help.
The answer was clear. People were being shot. The local doctor in charge wanted our help.
There was just one problem. Our team didn’t have medical training.
Today, we’re calling this generation to rise to the challenge. We are equipping young people with the necessary training and experience to take the Gospel straight into the front lines.
Finish the mission.
To train and deploy specialized teams to bring leadership, humanitarian aid, and hope to war zones and high-risk areas.
To give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; and deliver them from the hand of the wicked (Psalms 82:3-4).
A Chazak Cadet understands that their whole person (body, soul, and spirit) must be prepared for and engaged in service.
A Chazak Cadet commits to leading and following with excellence, professionalism, and humility. In addition, a Chazak Cadet always places the team above self.
A Chazak Cadet never stops training, learning, and growing.
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Foundations is a 4-month prerequisite training for those applying to Chazak Academy, and is also open to anyone pursuing serious preparation for international ministry, missions, or crisis response. It includes a remote coursework phase followed by one month of in-person training.
Participants develop practical and spiritual foundations in body, soul, and spirit. They explore international service and build transferable field skills for future deployments.
Students will complete the following trainings:
• Incident Command Systems 100 & 200 (certification)
• Land of Promise Conference
• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
• World Geography Module
• Wilderness First Responder (certification)
• Principles of Bible Study
• Information Security
• Culture & Outreach
• Basic Physical Conditioning and PT Prep
This is the first full year of Chazak Rescue's training program. It focuses on physical readiness, hard skills, spiritual leadership, and classroom learning. The year begins with a field-based introduction to Chazak and ends with intense training in wilderness, security, and medical response.
Cadets will complete the following trainings:
This year includes finalizing readiness trainings, and then stepping into a nearly full year of deployments to active humanitarian or international crisis settings, with a focus on teamwork, field culture, Chazak Rescue SOP's, and serving under leadership. Cadets are eligible for Tier 2 and Tier 3 deployments.
Deployment years follow each training year and include as many field deployments as possible based on availability and tier access. Cadets may remain in the Defender rank as long as they wish, and deploy within Tier 2 & 3 standards.
Cadets will complete the following trainings:
The Guardian training year is where Cadets earn specialization and begin operating in leadership roles. They complete Chazak’s most advanced training modules, including disaster operations, field leadership, and scenario-based command challenges. This year solidifies personal ownership, operational confidence, and mission resilience.
Cadets will complete the following trainings:
Graduates who complete Guardian Training enter the final deployment year as full Guardian-ranked responders. They are eligible for Tier 1 deployments and may serve in leadership or specialist roles during high-risk operations.
These deployments carry the greatest levels of responsibility and autonomy across Chazak Rescue’s global response missions.
Cadets will complete the following deployments:
In addition to receiving funds from generous partners like you, we utilize the following methods for raising support:
1. Chazak-owned and run businesses (Deadwood Outfitters & Impact Thrift)
2. Yearly tuition from Cadets
3. Applying for available grants
On a monthly basis, we set aside funds for both operational and training deployments. This helps to ensure that we can continue sending teams to reach the lost. Donors have the option of designating funds towards deplyments, each Cadet class, and other funding campaigns.
Chazak Academy is structured in a way to bring about significant and positive change for Cadets in body, soul and spirit. This is all done through their development as a team so that when the time comes for them to deploy, they will have already understood what serving as a team looks like.
Through training or deployment with Chazak, Cadets and Guardians have the very real possibility of being exposed to traumatic scenes and scenarios. We do not take this lightly. It is our goal to care for each individual even after their time with Chazak may come to an end.
We plan for our training program to be self-funded by 2030 through tuition, grants, scholarships, and the Chazak Foundation. We do not require our staff to raise their own support. Rather, we provide each of our staff with a fair wage sufficient to cover standard housing and living expenses.
The following is our projected budget for 2024-2025.
We are partnering with organizations across the United States to bring each cadet a cutting-edge training experience.
