Shepherd, Chad P.: - Chad grew up in Preble County, Ohio with a bb-gun and his dog, Summers, running the creek-banks by day, and spending his nights in a treehouse by flashlight imagination. With a multi-generational lineage of steel-working, machining, Bible-banging, and moonshining, he grew up in the influence of the church, spiced with a splash of wild in his blood. Contentment was always elusive and caused him a constant search for meaning. His restless soul took him to Russia, China, destinations across Europe, and a four year stint in Guatemala. Along the way he pastored a church, principled a school, and ran relief work through the mountains of Central America. He has three times lost everything and four times started from scratch. His three children are all smarter than him. Chad began writing in his blog, Roaming the Countryside, telling stories of his biological son, his two daughters, international adoption, and providing an unfiltered view of life as a missionary. The successes of his life are humbled by his loss of his marriage after 24 years. Chad is an ordained and licensed minister and has served as a drug task force chaplain with law enforcement. He studied psychology in his undergraduate work and has a Master of Arts in Christian Ministries from Anderson University. His tattoos tell the story of his life and his earrings reflect his tenacious spirit. He is a fan of epic tales and comeback stories. He holds out hope that his final chapters are not yet written.