Chaplain
RACHEL PRATHER

Rachel Prather is originally from Arizona, raised in a traditional Jewish Family.  Her family established the first Jewish day school in Tucson and her mother was the first female president of the local conservative synagogue.  Rachel’s Judaic roots run deep.  But as a child Rachel’s parents hired a wonderful Christian woman to help in the house.  This lady, affectionately known as “Gogo” became a second mother to Rachel, helping to raise her.  It was through Gogo’s unconditional love that Rachel first experienced Christ-love, although it was many years later when she realized it.  During college Rachel felt a yearning for something beyond the Jewish rituals and traditions she’d been immersed in all her life.  Thus began the search for more which ultimately lead to attending a small Sunday evening church service with Gogo.  There in a tiny metal building with only a few pews and terrible music, something changed inside Rachel.  She began to cry and tremble, completely confused and overwhelmed by the experience.  The “more” continued to call until she met her husband Jeffrey and it has been an adventure ever since.  The “more” she was looking for led to studying, training, sacrifice, hardship, grief, tremendous joy, love and a life fulfilled beyond all possibilities.  None of it was easy.  But all of it was worth it.  And there is still more…

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Senior Chaplain
CHRISTA ASHLEY

Christa Ashley was raised in a military family and is the proud daughter of a Vietnam veteran and devoted mother. God was present in her life growing up but was never a focal point and, as a result, she had many points in her life in which she desperately sought a relationship with Him. In one of her darkest times God answered in a very unexpected way via training through Bujinkan martial arts and Native American based, adulthood rite of passage to authentic adulthood. The dramatically change the trajectory of her life from one that was leaving her feeling helpless and hopeless, to one of serving Christ. She met her husband, her soulmate, through this training and found purpose and direction that lead her to immense fulfillment as a wife, mother to three miraculous children, teacher, mentor, and friend. She now puts her theater degree to use co-running a homeschool theater program that ministers to over 40+ families using theater as a tool to teach how to love God and love one another well. Their last performance reached over 1200 members of their community. She teaches a variety of disciplines to grow in the Christ Connection, including Ladies R&R, Overwatch, Mentoring, Initiation, Healer apprenticeship and Ladies Fightback self defense. She lives and works in the Dayton, OH area where she homeschools her three children, plus other children, based on traditional methods of learning and growing on a homestead.

Chaplain
AMBER COOMES

Chaplain Coomes is a Wife and Godmother to 4 amazing Godchildren. She married David Coomes March 9th, 2019 where he gave her his name, lifelong protection, and leadership. Amber began her journey as a student and spiritual patient over 20 years ago. She has seen firsthand how this process works to save souls, reorient, redeem, and consecrate them in the Christ Connection. Amber completed a healing as a spiritual patient in 2009. She had previously been embroiled in a life of drugs and abuse. She credits the Christ Connection Chaplaincy with helping her to escape this cycle and change her life.
She has trained under the Chief Chaplain consistently since 2002. She became a Healer in 2011. She received her war cords, becoming a Veteran Healer in 2015. After additional years of service she apprenticed again and became a Chaplain in the Christ Connection Chaplaincy in 2021. She is a working RN, holding a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Arizona in 2015. She is also a Lead Instructor with Warriorschool LLC teaching Female FightBack and Safe Kids. She holds a 6th degree blackbelt in Bujinkan Taijutsu and teaches this martial art under Dai Shihan Prather in Phoenix Arizona. She is available as a mentor through the chaplaincy should you choose to reach out.