Our Team
Preston Kinikin
CEO-Certified First Responder Chaplain
Preston Kinikin was sworn in as a Texas Peace Officer on Valentine’s Day 2011 with Aransas County Sheriffs office. He served as a Peace Officer in Texas for almost 5 years and also became certified as a Peace Officer in the state of Illinois. He worked for a small police department in the town of Winthrop Harbor starting in 2016. It was in 2018 Preston left Illinois to return to his home state of Texas in 2018.
In June of 2018, while battling the effects of trauma and sever symptoms of PTSD, Preston was at the point of taking his own life. In a tent while camping in the Grand Canyon at approximately 1:00 am in the morning Preston heard six times a voice telling him to shoot himself with the shotgun in the trunk of the vehicle. Waking his wife up they both knew something had to change and that it had become a very dangerous situation.
While diving deep into research on PTSD and the effects of trauma Preston realized that he unknowingly had been suffering from the trauma that he had been exposed to as a Police Officer. Symptoms he thought were just part of who he was. These symptoms included but were not limited to night sweats, night terrors with physically violent reactions, snap rage, high anxiety, suicidal ideations, avoidance, and isolation.
It was then God showed him the way out. While in church and seeking help with none to be found, a fellow church member said “then maybe you should create it?” Being very doubtful about his ability he put his faith in God’s ability to navigate him through the process of not only getting help for himself, but helping others just like him escape the darkness.
Thus the Warriors of Ramoth were born.
Preston Kinikin was sworn in as a Texas Peace Officer on Valentine’s Day 2011 with Aransas County Sheriffs office. He served as a Peace Officer in Texas for almost 5 years and also became certified as a Peace Officer in the state of Illinois. He worked for a small police department in the town of Winthrop Harbor starting in 2016. It was in 2018 Preston left Illinois to return to his home state of Texas in 2018.
In June of 2018, while battling the effects of trauma and sever symptoms of PTSD, Preston was at the point of taking his own life. In a tent while camping in the Grand Canyon at approximately 1:00 am in the morning Preston heard six times a voice telling him to shoot himself with the shotgun in the trunk of the vehicle. Waking his wife up they both knew something had to change and that it had become a very dangerous situation.
While diving deep into research on PTSD and the effects of trauma Preston realized that he unknowingly had been suffering from the trauma that he had been exposed to as a Police Officer. Symptoms he thought were just part of who he was. These symptoms included but were not limited to night sweats, night terrors with physically violent reactions, snap rage, high anxiety, suicidal ideations, avoidance, and isolation.
It was then God showed him the way out. While in church and seeking help with none to be found, a fellow church member said “then maybe you should create it?” Being very doubtful about his ability he put his faith in God’s ability to navigate him through the process of not only getting help for himself, but helping others just like him escape the darkness.
Thus the Warriors of Ramoth were born.
Ian Brown
CFO-US Army, Sergeant First Class (Retired)
Ian is a retired Army Sergeant First Class with over 23 years of active-duty experience. He has numerous deployments to the Middle East, Central Europe and the Pacific Theater of Operations in support of combat, stabilization, and contingency operations. During his time in the Army, Ian had the honor of serving in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry Division, 29th Infantry Division and the US Army Special Operations Command. In addition to his service in the Army, he also served as a volunteer firefighter in North Carolina and Northern Virginia.
Ian is the Chief Financial Officer and a co-founder of The Warriors of Ramoth. He also serves as the Chaplain for the San Antonio chapter of the 101st Airborne Division Association. Through his servant’s heart and his personal battles with trauma, suicidal ideations, and Post-Traumatic Stress, coupled with his passion to follow and serve Jesus Christ, Ian has found a new mission. That mission is connecting with Veterans, First Responders and front-line medical personnel that are losing hope and need a brother that they can lean on in the darkness, as well as the light.
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 NKJV
Ian is a retired Army Sergeant First Class with over 23 years of active-duty experience. He has numerous deployments to the Middle East, Central Europe and the Pacific Theater of Operations in support of combat, stabilization, and contingency operations. During his time in the Army, Ian had the honor of serving in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry Division, 29th Infantry Division and the US Army Special Operations Command. In addition to his service in the Army, he also served as a volunteer firefighter in North Carolina and Northern Virginia.
Ian is the Chief Financial Officer and a co-founder of The Warriors of Ramoth. He also serves as the Chaplain for the San Antonio chapter of the 101st Airborne Division Association. Through his servant’s heart and his personal battles with trauma, suicidal ideations, and Post-Traumatic Stress, coupled with his passion to follow and serve Jesus Christ, Ian has found a new mission. That mission is connecting with Veterans, First Responders and front-line medical personnel that are losing hope and need a brother that they can lean on in the darkness, as well as the light.
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 NKJV
Scott Hoyt
CIO-Air Force (Retired)
Mr. Scott Hoyt is married to his lovely bride Angela, and together they have five children ages 18 to 27. Mr. Hoyt served honorably for 22.5 years in the military, where he provided leadership and engineering for telecommunication programs at local, national, and international levels. His subject matter expertise was repeatedly called upon by the White House and other national defense leaders to help develop the early days of Voice over IP technology for unclassified and classified purposes worldwide.
More importantly, it was Mr. Hoyt’s faith and obedience in Christ that enabled him throughout his military and post-military career. None of his work would have been possible without a direct relationship with the Lord. His unique military time in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) throughout the Balkans and with Air Force Special Forces garnered profound opportunities to serve the Lord with great character and conviction while facing some of the harshest experiences within the military combat setting.
The Lord’s direction ensured the rescue of 26 Portuguese soldiers off a mountain top in Bosnia where they were stranded and freezing to death—Mr. Hoyt answered the Lord’s call to action. Another example of the Lord’s direction included the dual humanitarian response to the natural disasters that struck the United States and Pakistan in 2005. With the Lord’s guidance, Mr. Hoyt first rallied NATO air support and aid to assist the Katrina relief efforts in Mississippi and Louisiana. Then, not long after, another principal mission directed by the Lord paved the way to transport additional airlift and aid from NATO and U.S. into Pakistan, where 87K+ people died, and 500K+ were left homeless and injured from a massive earthquake.
We serve a great God, and we achieve great things when our spirit is in tune with God’s word—we listen and obey his direction for our lives to complete His great works—whenever and wherever He calls—Anytime, Anyplace!
Mr. Scott Hoyt is married to his lovely bride Angela, and together they have five children ages 18 to 27. Mr. Hoyt served honorably for 22.5 years in the military, where he provided leadership and engineering for telecommunication programs at local, national, and international levels. His subject matter expertise was repeatedly called upon by the White House and other national defense leaders to help develop the early days of Voice over IP technology for unclassified and classified purposes worldwide.
More importantly, it was Mr. Hoyt’s faith and obedience in Christ that enabled him throughout his military and post-military career. None of his work would have been possible without a direct relationship with the Lord. His unique military time in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) throughout the Balkans and with Air Force Special Forces garnered profound opportunities to serve the Lord with great character and conviction while facing some of the harshest experiences within the military combat setting.
The Lord’s direction ensured the rescue of 26 Portuguese soldiers off a mountain top in Bosnia where they were stranded and freezing to death—Mr. Hoyt answered the Lord’s call to action. Another example of the Lord’s direction included the dual humanitarian response to the natural disasters that struck the United States and Pakistan in 2005. With the Lord’s guidance, Mr. Hoyt first rallied NATO air support and aid to assist the Katrina relief efforts in Mississippi and Louisiana. Then, not long after, another principal mission directed by the Lord paved the way to transport additional airlift and aid from NATO and U.S. into Pakistan, where 87K+ people died, and 500K+ were left homeless and injured from a massive earthquake.
We serve a great God, and we achieve great things when our spirit is in tune with God’s word—we listen and obey his direction for our lives to complete His great works—whenever and wherever He calls—Anytime, Anyplace!
What we do
Our goal is to lessen the intensity and frequency of PTSD symptoms.
In a fight, the victory often goes to the best defensive, as well as offensive, tactics. Combating PTSD is no different. We want to empower our members to take back control over their lives and minds by making the proper adjustments to their mindset to gain more control over the darkness that is PTSD.
Between 11% and 20% of Veterans who served in OIF and/or OEF suffer from PTSD each year. About 12% of Gulf War Veterans are dealing with PTSD. About 15% of Vietnam Veterans have been diagnosed, but estimates are as high as 30% have been affected by PTSD.
As of 2012, the prevalence rates of PTSD among First Responders was “14.6% for emergency personnel, 7.3% for firefighters, 4.7% for police officers, and 13.5% for other rescue teams.” “Nearly 400,000 first responders in the United States, and 10% worldwide are suffering from PTSD symptoms.”
We have three monthly meetings at River City Community Church and one monthly meeting at the YMCA in Schertz that actively engage our members to understand that they are not alone in their thoughts and perceptions after exposure to trauma. We unpack what trauma does to an individual as a group and develop strategies and plans of actions that are proactive not just reactive.
Come join us at Warriors of Ramoth, where we all can figure it out together.
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