Upbeat and uplifting, ‘Inspired’ introduces us to a stunning variety of people from all walks of life. It celebrates perseverance, overcoming, and costly faith. Stories of adventure and risk-taking stir the listener to imagine new possibilities. Hosted by Simon Guillebaud, author, speaker and founder of Great Lakes Outreach. New episodes each Thursday. simonguillebaud.com | greatlakesoutreach.org
From angelic assistance amidst landslides in Pakistan to experiencing the purist worship amidst Boko Haram victims in Northern Nigeria, Josh has stories galore of the profound power of poetry for prisoners and politicians and everyone in between.
Connect with Josh at joshualukesmith.com
This TEDx talk is so inspiring: youtube.com/watch?v=gsRe1Slr92A
Watch ‘We are Free When we Forget Ourselves’: youtube.com/watch?v=VjWxkUEJkqs
Original clip taken from ARC Conference with permission of artist: youtu.be/eEbtrremhOk
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Jonathan Aitken’s fall from grace was spectacular. Touted as a potential future Prime Minister, his lies under oath in a court of law landed him in prison. But in the carnage of the high-profile front-page life implosion, friends came alongside him and introduced him to the ‘One who sticks closer than a brother’. Now an active prison chaplain in his ninth decade, Jonathan’s still got plenty of life to live! What an encouragement!
Check out jonathanaitken.org and grab yourself a copy of Psalms for People Under Pressure.
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Voices of Hope - Sarah’s journey through profound challenges, including abuse, PTSD, and chronic illness, has uniquely prepared her to support others facing deep brokenness and hardship. As the founder of Voices of Hope, she’s been blown away by the opportunities God has given her and her expanding team to impact 3,000 people each week. It’s an inspiring story of resilience and compassion.
Check out voh.org.uk
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Happy Christmas! Thank you so much for listening to the Inspired podcast this year. I hope it has been encouraging, stirring, challenging and inspiring! Just a short message this week to wish you a very Happy Christmas! We'll be back tomorrow with another fantastic guest!
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I love the fact that the head of an atheists’ association in Beirut asked Lukas to take it on, as the person he most trusted! That further enhanced Lukas’ reach into the disaffected youth scene, with beautiful stories of radical Muslims being exposed to love in action and coherent debates softening antagonistic cynics.
From outgrowing his living room to establishing a coffee shop to which therapists unknown to Lukas refer their patients because ‘that’s where you’ll get better’, his reasoned and loving approach to anyone and everyone is bearing much fruit. It’s a great story!
Check out: steiger.org and livingroombeirut.com
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Nik and his wife Ruth have spent decades in the toughest places around the world with those who are seriously suffering for their faith, with the logic that we need to learn from such people how to do discipleship. His perspective and stories are so challenging. It was such a good podcast, we had to stop and offer a bonus episode following on from this one, which you won’t want to miss! Wild stuff, listen here: https://youtu.be/SiA4-UiVa-U
Check out ‘The Insanity of God’ and ‘The Insanity of Obedience’ by Nik Ripken
Look out for Insanity Unleashed - their training lessons for Westerners from the persecuted church. nikripken.com
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Zimbabwe in the noughties…How do you respond when a crazy gang shows up to steal your beautiful farm, sanctioned by the authorities? Craig and his wife joined hands and prayed with them. It’s an amazing story of personal disaster and redemption as the painful loss of his lifework released him to spearhead a movement impacting tens of thousands of farmers across multiple nations in Africa through Foundations for Farming.
Check out foundationsforfarmingsa.co.za
Contact Craig at Craig[@]foundationsforfarming.org
A stunning example of a life changed through Foundations for Farming: https://youtu.be/9AFUkR0wU5A
Ben Freeth’s inspirational story is also caught on a podcast with me here: https://inspired.captivate.fm/episode/fighting-for-justice-ben-freeth
Donna Bloomfield’s podcast on doing Foundations for Farming in Burundi can be listened to here: https://inspired.captivate.fm/episode/donna-bloomfield
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Simon went dark for the last few decades to teach in China where restrictions are increasing steadily on religious freedom. The hunger for truth he met amongst students was stunning, and it’s an exciting story of how the gospel cannot be contained or restrained.
If you want to contact Simon, get in touch with me and I’ll connect you.
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Since the age of 15, Amy has travelled the world teaching and preaching, finding herself in remarkable contexts ranging from sharing smuggled Bibles with the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan to addressing the top brass in the West Wing in the White House. It’s a great story.
Do check out www.amyorr-ewing.com for more information
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Overcoming the carnage of hideous family brokenness and addiction, Uwe’s journey through alcohol, drugs and gambling to a place of national prominence in the political space is nothing short of miraculous. His experiences include years spent in Hamburg’s red light district with the Salvation Army (where we met), developing and running a delinquents’ home, pastoring a church, raising five children of his own, being involved in regional and then national politics, representing the Evangelical Alliance, and latterly as the CEO of Tearfund. What a story!
You can contact Uwe at heimowski[@]web.de
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Elizabeth didn’t realise what she was getting herself into when she dabbled in the occult. Over fifteen years, she progressed through the secret arts and wielded great powers that will blow your mind. This podcast, released during the week people celebrate Halloween, might just challenge and open your eyes to recognise that witchcraft is not to be treated lightly.
Watch the extended interview with Elizabeth on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/-9dqnYz-gZY
You can contact Elizabeth through Instagram @freedomfromoccult
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