Inspired... with Simon Guillebaud
Upbeat and uplifting, ‘Inspired’ introduces us to a stunning variety of people from all walks of life. It celebrates perseverance, overcoming, and costly faith. In a world full of bad news, these powerful, hope-filled stories of adventure and risk-taking will stir you to imagine new possibilities. Hosted by Simon Guillebaud, author, speaker and founder of Great Lakes Outreach. New episodes each Thursday. simonguillebaud.com | greatlakesoutreach.org
Episodes
Ahmed Joktan had memorized the Qur’an by heart. Yet through an extraordinary succession of dreams and divine appointments, he became a follower of Jesus. When he shared his faith with a fellow Saudi, the religious police burst in and immediately came and knocked thirteen teeth out of his mouth. Imprisonment, torture, attempts on his life, all meant he had to flee from the land of his birth. The story is simply wild, and his current...
Yesterday we heard Riaan's amazing story (check it out here) of operating as a practicing witch, a psychic, and latterly the founder and leader of the South African Satanist Church, before an earth-shattering supernatural encounter with Jesus changed everything.
Today, we dig into more questions about deliverance, crystals, yoga, Reiki, and more. What is beautiful is the reminder that, as followers of Jesus, we carry authority that...
Riaan Swiegelaar operated as a practicing witch, a psychic, and latterly the founder and leader of the South African Satanist Church, before an earth-shattering supernatural encounter with Jesus changed everything. Released the week of Halloween, he shares from his very real personal experiences that we shouldn’t treat these things lightly. Get ready to be blown away.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yWQJCRNXBGo
Stay t...
Angela Kemm broke all the rules as she risked life and limb in working in apartheid South African townships. Without much training, she took God at His word and saw the Bible re-enacted before her very eyes in miracles of food-multiplication, healing, exorcism and more. What she learnt and lived in the townships, she then brought and taught in the UK, and what you hear will totally blow your mind. Stunning stories from a crazy lady...
After years of miraculous healings, Jarrod and Victoria Cooper became jaded and discouraged. They gave God until the end of the month to show them He still wanted them in church leadership. Within days, they were at a 4-acre adventure park, which is now their church and launch pad for community transformation! That story, and many others from Jarrod’s varied life and ministry, bring us huge encouragement to persevere and believe in...
Ken Costa has had a hugely successful career in the banking sector, but has had an even greater impact through investing in the next generations, and using his skills for Kingdom advancement in multiple areas. With privilege comes responsibility, and he has stewarded his talents well. Enjoy lots of pearls of wisdom from an old-timer!
▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube here.
Connect with Ken at ken[@]kenjcosta.com
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Andrew Fanstone’s faith journey has taken him to the slums of Fortaleza, Brazil, where he’s experienced both highs and lows over two decades of working with streetkids, drug-dealers, and various people who have fallen through the cracks. It’s a powerful story!
I recommend his book ‘God Plus One’.
Insta: @andrewfanstone @irisfortaleza
Connect with Andrew at andrewf[@]irisglobal.org
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Archie Coates is the vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, the largest Anglican church in England. So he carries huge responsibility, and yet shoulders it with calm and steadfast humility. The vision is huge: the evangelisation of the nation, the revitalisation of the Church and the transformation of society. He and his team are doing all they can to play their part in it.
▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube.
Check out www.htb.org and www.alp...
I love Jeff’s raw honesty as he discusses depression, loss, and being used around the world through his writing, broadcasting, and traveling ministry (not to mention his humour!). It’s pure gold! Make sure to listen to this one.
▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube here
Check out www.jefflucas.org
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Rachel is the Executive Director of HOPE Together, and is all about helping people share their faith with others. Backing up stories with stats, she paints an exciting picture of the current openness in the UK right now. You’ll be encouraged!
Check out hopetogether.org.uk
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At just 20-years-old, Kevin Wurfel has already traveled the world and been involved in witnessing God at work across many cultures. Stories abound of him seeing lives changed through his direct but winsome engagement with anyone, anywhere, anytime. He talks of his total surrender to Jesus and hours spent in God’s Word (including recently reading the whole Bible in 70 hours!). May his zeal rub off on us as we listen to his challengi...
Rahil Patel graduated to become a high-ranking, crowd-drawing, world-traveling Hindu monk who spent 20 years immersed in ascetic practices and working on his karma. However, a growing dissatisfaction slowly but steadily eroded his commitment until he couldn’t continue along that path any longer. Disillusioned but still spiritually seeking, he was ripe for a beautiful encounter. It’s a powerful story!
Natalie Williams grew up in a working-class family in Hastings, one of the most deprived towns in the UK. After working as a journalist, she is now Chief Executive of the charity Jubilee+, which equips churches to change the lives of those in poverty in their communities. She’s got a great story, and has gained some real wisdom along the way. Listen and be inspired!
Check out @natwillnatter and @jubileeplus on X, Facebook, Insta and...
Tertius was living the dream as a wealthy plastic surgeon until God called him to serve the world’s poorest on a mobile hospital boat with Mercy Ships. That surrender has taken him on a wild adventure impacting thousands of lives across many nations.
Check out www.mercyships.org | www.tertius26.org
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Shane Claiborne’s deepest conviction is that we are meant to live ‘as if Jesus meant the things he said’. So for him that has meant living in community in inner-city Philadelphia for a few decades now, having picked up some lessons from a stint working under Mother Teresa in Calcutta. His activism has involved confronting various systemic injustices and speaking up for and standing alongside those whose voices aren’t being heard. I...
A life of escalating drugs and crime caused Clyde Thomas to end up in a prison cell, where he started reading a Gideon New Testament. The Jesus he found in those pages totally transformed his life. Now he pastors Victory Church in Cwmbran, and runs Christian rehabilitation houses with his wife Rebekah, helping folks who are just like he was twenty years ago break free of addiction and destructive choices! It’s a beautiful story!
Donna spent 25 years in various countries in Asia, including warzones. Her stories of listening to the ‘inner voice’ of God to guide and draw people into His Kingdom are beautiful, instructive and challenging to us in how we seek to share our faith. “God, what do you want me to know in this situation” is a simple (and profound) prayer, whether being held at gunpoint in the extreme, or whenever fear creeps into our day-to-day activi...
John is a fearless follower of Jesus who gets bombarded daily with death threats from across the world for his outspoken witness for Christ. His back story was that he had misgivings with the faith of his birth when on pilgrimage from Yemen to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. As a disillusioned but spiritually searching agnostic, his convoluted travels led him to meeting a Syrian refugee in Greece with a tattooed cross on his wrist. That launc...
From being bullied at school and feeling a persistent failure to miraculous healing from a brain-dead coma, Rachel’s remarkable life is a story of God’s empowering and equipping to be a prophetic voice with a compassionate heart across the globe.
Check out Rachel’s works at heartcryforchange.com and get her books at Rachel's Amazon author page.
YouTube: youtube.com/@HeartcryforChange | Facebook: facebook.com/heartcryforc...
Our interview with Patrick was so interesting, I just wanted to continue. So we've uploaded this bonus episode where we tap into some of his knowledge and insight. Make sure you listen to Part 1 first.
Watch both of these episodes on Youtube.
Patrick Dixon was thrust to the forefront of the worldwide AIDS pandemic in the 1980s, and suddenly found himself becoming a truth-telling and influential world authority on the subject. He foun...
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