The Reflexio Podcast

Bishop Yassir Eric grew up hostile to Christianity, viewing it as a foreign, Western religion. In this episode, he shares how Jesus met him through the miraculous healing of his cousin in a hospital. An eight‑hour late‑night conversation with Coptic believers led to a simple prayer expressing faith in Christ that began his lifelong journey of discipleship. Forced to flee for his life after coming...

In this episode of Reflexio, Don talks with Samir, an Afghan follower of Jesus whose story runs from rockets falling on Kabul to long, TikTok conversations about the gospel with hundreds of Afghans around the world.  Samir talks about how Christ met his whole family in their desperation, freed him from the fear of death, and eventually called him out of a promising political career and into minist...

In this insightful episode of the Reflexio Podcast, Don speaks with Rev. Dr. Mark Durie about his journey from a childhood in Papua New Guinea to a career in academic linguistics and eventually to pastoral ministry in Melbourne, Australia. Mark shares pivotal spiritual encounters, including experiences of personal deliverance and ministering to those with troubled backgrounds, highlighting the spi...

In this gripping episode of the Reflexio podcast, Don Little interviews Iranian pastor Kaveh Hassanzadeh to unpack his dramatic journey from a turbulent youth in Iran, through exile and life‑threatening hardship as an asylum seeker, to radical conversion to Christ, supernatural healing, and bold church planting among Iranian Muslims in Australia.  Pastor Kaveh shares how an illegal Farsi Bible, a...

This episode features a remarkable conversation with Ghazala Shafique, Pakistan’s first registered woman pastor and a fearless defender of persecuted minorities. Ghazala recounts her journey to Christ, her struggles with societal rejection, and her commitment to serving and championing the rights of the most vulnerable, especially women and children.  She discusses her ministry’s impact, including...

Zafrin Billah grew up in a highly respected, deeply devout Muslim family in South Asia and once found “peace” in persecuting Christians. In this episode, he shares with Don his conversion story as well as his call to full-time service in God’s Kingdom.  Today, Zafrin serves as a missionary and pastor, working by faith in a context where over 90% of the population is Muslim and social pressure agai...

Kenyan mission leader Peter Macharia never planned to become an apostolic catalyst to some of the least-reached Muslims in East Africa. In this conversation with Don Little, he traces a surprising journey that runs through war-torn Sudan, high-risk ministry in Djibouti, and a creative outreach hub on the coast of Kenya. Peter has wrestled with Western theological teaching that doesn't touch people...

Don talks with Dr. Nelson Makanda about how God formed him from a village boy in western Kenya into a leader serving churches and institutions across Africa. Nelson recalls his family’s coming to faith, his mother’s healing, and how early discipleship in a small Pentecostal church and student leadership in high school and university began to shape his character and calling.​ He goes on to describe...

If you want to better understand the spiritual, political, and human dynamics of what God is doing in Iran today—and how to stand with Iranian Christians in informed, hope-filled prayer—this conversation is a must-listen.  Mehrdad traces the story of Iran’s modern spiritual awakening, beginning in the 1990s after the killing of several clergy, and the emergence of a movement that may now be descri...

In this episode, Pastor Partha describes a childhood shaped by multiple household gods, Sanskrit chanting, and strict rituals. However, through the quiet witness of a faithful missionary as well as miraculous answers to prayer (provision of food, an uncle’s healing), his extended family was led to Jesus. Over time, the idols were removed from the home and a church was built on land owned by the fa...

Listen in as Don talks with Anwar, an Ethiopian brother, and discovers how dreams, Bible study, persecution and perseverance shaped Anwar’s conversion and discipleship journey. His quest for truth led him to study deeply both the Qur’an and the Bible, discovering that in Jesus, the Truth is found. Deciding to follow Jesus set him free– but also led to intense difficulties. He shares how he navigat...

In this episode, Carol shares about her upbringing in a Christian home, her early faith experiences, and the profound impact of losing her mother at fourteen. This deep loss led to a season of wrestling with God, but also solidified her commitment to serving him. She describes the transition from being a vibrant participant in university Christian Unions to stepping into formal ministry roles. Whi...

Within one of the world’s most hostile environments Aweis describes his search for spiritual truth, his discovery of Christ, and the profound isolation of being a believer in a context where his faith would cost him everything. Aweis recounts how he eventually found community in an underground house church as well as the challenges of practicing faith without formal theological training.  Amidst t...

Ruth recounts personal miracles, from buying an eight-bedroom house to shelter strangers, to witnessing the healing of women traumatized by displacement with the truths of scripture. She shares behind-the-scenes moments from daring evacuations and secret baptisms to everyday ESL lessons. Along the way, Ruth reveals how her background and training prepared her for the unique challenges of guiding n...

Russell shares his incredible odyssey: from wrestling with profound questions about Jesus to experiencing persecution, to fleeing home and ultimately finding refuge in New York City. He recounts how his faith deepened through hardship and the miraculous intervention of others.  Throughout this candid conversation you’ll hear of: A mother’s secret faith and final blessing Russell’s early days as a...

Meet two passionate cross-cultural Indian missionaries whose journey spans decades, nations, and whose ministry has impacted countless lives.  In this episode, Chella and Newton share about: Their personal stories of hearing and responding to God’s call as young people in southern Tamil Nadu, India. Starting ministry among unreached and remote tribal groups, and the struggles, surprises, and joys...

Our guest today, Colorado native Jen Oshman, grew up in a broken and chaotic home. During her college years she discovered God’s healing as he walked with her in a very dark season of life. Jen surrendered her heart completely to him, happily accepting his call to serve overseas. The Lord led Jen and her husband first to Japan and then to the Czech Republic, raising four daughters along the way. T...

Our guest for this episode is Nigerian missionary theologian Uchenna Anyanwu. His story is one of God being faithful as he followed the Spirit’s leading – a journey that took him to graduate studies in the US, and to the writing of his book arguing for a cross-centered approach to peace building. We hear about Uchenna’s call from West Africa to North Africa, and then of the change that led to semi...

Growing up in a Muslim nation in SE Asia, with a nominal Catholic mother and a secular agnostic father, Paul had little meaning in life. As a college student in the UK he joined his fellow students taking drugs and living a wild life. After a visit to India while a university student, in which he got very sick as he visited Hindu ashrams, he began a drug-hazed search for truth, which he thought he...

In this episode, Don and Jenn follow the challenging and painful journey of Ivan, an Iraqi refugee who escaped his country during the reign of Saddam Hussein. Along with physical challenges of transitions from the Middle East to Europe and long periods of separation from his family, Ivan also shares the cultural and religious issues that led him from communism, to atheism, to the ultimate joy of a...

This episode of Reflexio features Sabine, a faithful German Christian whose physical movements since childhood have been limited by a wheelchair, but whose Kingdom influence knows no bounds! Reflexio’s hosts Don Little and Jenn Chen talk with Sabine about the ways God has used her over the decades: first in France, and then in North Africa for 26 years - and counting.  Listen in on their conversat...