Inspired... with Simon Guillebaud

Gram was a football hooligan, a regular in prison, an addict and ultimately a destitute tramp, which led to him being in a coma for six days. The doctors called his mother in to agree to switch the machine off, but before they did so she allowed two men to pray over him, and he sat up! 27 years ago, this ‘scum of the earth’ started the most extraordinarily redemptive journey, which has given him t...

From being Lieutenant Colonel in the army, Jan left to start up Flame International and travel the world training and empowering in healing and deliverance ministry. Her stories of beautiful power encounters are extremely inspiring, thought-provoking, challenging and faith-stirring! It’s a great listen, enjoy it here: Connect with Jan and all things to do with Flame International at www.flameinter...

Strap yourself in and get ready to laugh out loud as one-of-a-kind mother-of-six Tina shares multiple stories of her beautiful interactions with anybody and everybody she comes across. To see the crazy person behind the voice, it’s well worth checking out her colourful Instagram posts @tinaroselawless You can be in email contact with her through tinalawless[@]outlook.com --- 🌽 Check out our amazi...

Thrilled by missionary stories as a child, Dr Ed always thought he'd go onto the field himself, until a trip to India profoundly altered his perspective. After years sparing every personal expense to support passionate church planters in rural India, Ed and friends developed a vision to see churches in 500,000 villages across the world's most populous nation. They've reached nearly 5000 so far, wi...

Jonathan’s life is one long succession of extraordinary and specific answers to prayer. From being raised a Muslim in Nigeria to having a powerful encounter with Jesus, he came to the UK on holiday to visit his sister but is still here thirty years on. He has planted churches, is the Convener of the National Day of Prayer, has filled stadiums with tens of thousands for prayer, and more. What a sto...

Dubbed by The Economist as 'the most expensive prisoner in the world', Andrew's imprisonment in Türkiye became a subject of international attention and significance. But in this interview, he shares candidly about just how difficult it was, and how even enduring death threats, gunfire and over twenty years on the mission field hadn't prepared him for the intensity of this experience. This one is i...

Zoe and husband Andy have walked a long and painful road, suffering the devastating loss of five babies, but they have found hope and healing along the way. Zoe decided to use her counselling training and twenty years of experience in the business and charity sectors to improve support for anyone who suffers child loss. The Mariposa Trust (widely known by its primary support division ‘Saying Goodb...

Chris managed to hold on to faith in Jesus despite very negative church experiences. As a result, he now leads a church for people who hate church, with stunning results. Connect with Chris at: renewalchurchnairobi.com --- 🌽 Check out our amazing farming video: glo.org.uk/farming ❤️ Support our work in Burundi: greatlakesoutreach.org/inspired ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

When Moses went to India, he had no idea he'd end up impacting the lives of millions, be it through strategic student lectures, remote village outreach, or through the campaign of his team, which resulted in internet pornography being entirely blocked on the national Indian 4G network, and 3000 sites completely cut off! Moses' passion for the Lord, particularly in the area of fervent prayer, is a...

Dave Sharples, known locally as "Captain" Dave, has been bringing the hope of Jesus to Liverpool families for nearly three decades. In 2005, Dave developed a tool for evangelism called the4points, to help share the gospel in a simple and memorable way to inner city kids. Dave has seen God turn many lives around, as he has faithfully gone out to pray for families in Toxteth. His heart is very much...

Ram’s wealthy family had to rebuild from scratch as refugees in the UK after his Father was deported from Kenya. Arriving aged 17, and overcoming much discrimination, who could believe that years later his stratospheric trajectory would see him running multi-million dollar operations, becoming a social entrepreneur, standing as a mayoral candidate for London, raising more than a billion pounds for...

From the most challenging of backgrounds, Jenny developed into a Marxist activist before having a radical encounter with Jesus. This led to a rechannelling of her energies as a journalist to address religious illiteracy in the West. Her campaigns have had seismic impacts, including helping end the conflict in Uganda with Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army and helping stop the extremist London megamosqu...

Having grown up attending rough schools and seeing high levels of deprivation in classmates' lives, Ian felt called to teach in tougher areas where few want to go. When I last saw him, a young man that week had tried to stab him in the eye! But he loves his job, his kids, and the regular opportunities to share his faith. And then, a few years ago, he gave himself a challenge of stepping out of his...

From the dizzy heights of becoming Karate World Champion, Alan’s life nosedived through a combination of drugs and the occult, leading to severe mental health issues. But true freedom and a sound mind came through faith in Jesus. Alan’s story of radical deliverance and healing will inspire many to believe for a brighter future! You can contact Alan at alangardner7[@]yahoo.co.uk --- 🌽 Check out ou...

Trish is a recording artist, worship leader and speaker. After chart success with the popular band Heartbeat, Trish (with husband Malc) has gone on to say yes to God wherever he has called them, including extended stints in sectarian Northern Ireland, South Africa and Greece. She oozes stunning stories of lives impacted around the world on their crazy faith adventures. For her latest releases or t...

Award-winning theatre-maker and actor Matt regales us with beautiful tales of transformed lives through his multiple varied creative productions, be they in prisons or pubs or on estates – the tougher the crowd, the better, as he gets cheered and jeered and kicked and spat at. What a story! Book Matt for his live performances of St Mark’s Gospel at MattBritton.co.uk --- 🌽 Check out our amazing fa...

From California to Cornwall, via 90 nations in between, Sarah has walked closely with her God, and shares some weighty words of wisdom mined on her journey of intimate surrender. Sarah serves as the Mission Lead for Creation Fest UK. She regularly contributes to Lectio 365, wrote More > Change, and often travels to share the good news of the God who loves us. She is daily discovering what it me...

From failing A Levels through burnout and divorce, life’s bumps in the road haven’t stopped Trevor Waldock from empowering millions of people from across the globe in destitute communities with lessons mined from the Master Leader! To contact Trevor and for links to his articles and The Youth Compass Project, visit his website at: trevorwaldock.net For Emerging Leaders, go to: emerging-leaders.net...

Ex-con Barry heard voices in his head for nine years as part of the fallout of fifteen years addiction to heroine. But all that changed when he went forward at a meeting… Do get hold of a copy of ‘Once an Addict’ or book Barry at proclaimtrust.org.uk --- 🌽 Check out our amazing farming video: glo.org.uk/farming ❤️ Support our work in Burundi: greatlakesoutreach.org/inspired ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

*Content Warning* Contains some frank discussion which may be unsuitable for children. What a story! From sex, drugs, and demon-possession to glorious freedom in Christ; from confusion to crystal clarity on the meaning and purpose of life; from fear to radical boldness in calling out what is going on and being totally unashamed as a follow of Jesus. Get ready to be challenged, stirred and inspired...

Whereas many have evacuated and fled her adopted nation as it has imploded violently in the last few years, Sarah (name changed for security reasons) has chosen to stay. It’s been costly to say yes to God, but she has no regrets as she loves and cares for society’s most vulnerable. If you want to be connected to Sarah’s work, please email me as it is highly sensitive. --- 🌽 Check out our amazing...

Glen shares candidly about how he and his wife Emma have battled her anoxeria, about their son’s adoption, and the joys of traveling far and wide sharing the best news in the world. Check out Glen’s work at speaklife.org.uk | The Air We Breathe is his latest book. Glen’s wife Emma’s story and blog about anorexia is emmascrivener.net --- 🌽 Check out our amazing farming video: glo.org.uk/farming ❤️...

As her life spiralled out of control, Lauren couldn’t see how she could turn things around. Drug-fuelled partying wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Thankfully rock bottom is often where hope can be found… Check out laurenwindle.com Her book ‘Notes on Love’ is available from standrewsbookshop.co.uk or any book retailer. Help us build a retirement home for Pastors in Burundi: greatlakesoutreach.or...

When Tim was punched by a 12-year-old in his youth club, he couldn’t have believed what that would lead to 23 years later. Transforming Lives for Good is a story of impacting thousands of vulnerable children one at a time. Beautiful! To get a free copy of the TLG story ‘Out of the Ordinary’, or connect to get involved, do visit tlg.org.uk --- 🌽 Check out our amazing farming video: glo.org.uk/farm...

This is quite simply one of the most remarkable conversations and women I’ve ever come across. Her story involves early-childhood molestation, leaving school at 16, converting to Judaism, violent marriage, divorce, rape, suicide attempts, breakdown, 10 years as a successful businesswoman, gaining a doctorate, hearing the audible voice of God, near-death experiences, starting a charity that has imp...