The Story with Jimmy Colefax

Dr Daniel Shayesteh [Shaw-yes-tah] was a teacher of Islamic philosophy and a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Army in the 1970and's - closely supporting the Ayatollah Khomeini [eye-ah-toll-ah Koe-main-ee]. But, after falling out of favour with Khomeiniand's political group in Iran, he escaped to Turkey where he began his journey to faith in Christ. Your support sends the gospel to every corner...

Petr Jasek [Peter Yah-shek] is a Czech missionary who was imprisoned in Sudan for 14 months and tortured by Islamic State extremists. Throughout the ordeal, he was moved to five different prisons. Remarkably, his faith was strengthened and he was able to lead many people to the Lord. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.v...

Bob Fu was born and raised in mainland China and was a student leader during the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations. He and his wife eventually fled to the United States where heand's written about his experiences in his book, Godand's Double Agent: The True Story of a Chinese Christianand's Fight for Freedom. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online a...

Brad Hayes was living a comfortable life in the United States when he decided to take a short term ministry trip to Romania. Little did he know at the time but that trip would completely change the direction of his life. Weand'll find out how God tugged his heart toward helping homeless children. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media:...

In 1972, God called David Smethurst [Smith-hurst] and his wife Margurita into ministry. This calling has taken them into churches, schools, military bases and prisons across the world - including Africa, Latvia and other former Soviet Union countries. Find out the story behind Davidand's "Smethurst Ministries". Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online an...

Trish Coombes is the author of the book, "For This Cause" …..which is an open and honest account of her life as a former drug addict and criminal. However, sheand's now dedicated her life to the "Cause" of Christ - and setting captives free. Hear Trishand's story of transformation. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vis...

James grew up in England and had an extremely troubled childhood. He was sexually abused by a teacher and addicted to pornography and alcohol. As a young adult, he lived as a gay man for several years in London until one day he attended a prayer meeting and things began to change. Weand'll hear his amazing story of transformation Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through b...

Jo Hood is the founder of the very successful ministry: Mainly Music. And so it was surprising to hear of the challenges that she and her husband faced in their marriage. They have written about it in a book called, "Love happened: 20 years, 1 month and 1 day AFTER the wedding." Weand'll find out how their marriage was revived. And a second story for you from Karen Hunt. This time sheand's on loca...

Lorraine Parmenter from Perth has made a huge impact on the life of a young man named David from Iran. It almost didnand't turn out that way. As a matter of fact, when they first met, Lorraine was pretty annoyed with David. But, they went on to form a wonderful friendship which ultimately led to David putting his faith in the Lord. Yen Tee-Yong from Sudan speaks about the struggles of being a refu...

In 2018, Paul Beaver from Melbourne was one of 15 people awarded the Gusi [Goose-see] Peace Prize in the capital of the Philippines - Manila. The Gusi Peace Prize is Asiaand's foremost awarding organization and is considered the Nobel Peace Prize of Asia. Paul and his wife Leigh will share the long journey that led up to receiving this prestigious award Your support sends the gospel to every corne...

Erica Burger is over 90 years old and has had quite a number of memorable experiences in her life, including living through World War 2 and then eventually marrying a Word War 2 German Soldier. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Bradford has gone from being a Federal member of Parliament to being an overseas missionary with stops in London, Mongolia and the United States. Heand's written about his adventures in his book, "An Abundant Life: From MP to missionary, the life and times of John Bradford" Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision...

Jean-Claude was born in Burundi, Africa, in 1979 and spent time in a refugee camp in Tanzania before arriving in Australia in 2004. While here, he became a pastor, and despite the persecution and hardships he experienced growing up, he felt led to go back to Africa to serve in a place that heand'd never been to before. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, o...

Can you imagine being in university and getting to work for the person you admire the most? Well, thatand's exactly what happened to Peggy Grande when she had the good fortune of being hired to work for Former President Ronald Reagan in 1989. Sheand's written about her experiences in her book, "THE PRESIDENT WILL SEE YOU NOW - My Stories and Lessons From Ronald Reaganand's Final Years" Your suppor...

Neven Solian won thousands of dollars on quiz shows like, "Sale of the Century," "Quiz Master" and "Millionaire" and even had an award winning documentary made about his life called, "The Trivialist." But there was a dark side to being a Trivia master. It turns out his ego-driven winning was constantly rubbing people the wrong way. Weand'll find out the difference Jesus made in his life. Your supp...

Kevin Hines is one of only a few people who have jumped off San Franciscoand's Golden Gate Bridge and lived to tell the story. He is now a spokesman for suicide prevention and will share his miraculous story of survival and healing. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Pashka was born in communist Albania and her family made a daring escape from that countryand's oppressive regime of the 1960and's. Her family eventually immigrated to Australia, their faith helping them every step of the way on their journey to freedom. Hear Pashka and her familyand's amazing escape story, on THE STORY. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast,...

Mike Benson flexes his muscles for the Lord, literally! He is a member of "The Conquerors International Strength Team" - a group of Christian athletes that use feats of strength to captivate audiences worldwide AND to share the Gospel. Mike shares the story of his troubled past - serving time in prison, before finally putting his faith in the Lord. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of...

Kylie Wilson lives in Albany in Western Australia and has gone through quite an emotional roller-coaster ride, with many unexpected ups and downs. Her husband died when she was 31 years old and a mother of 3. And just when she thought some parts of her life had been restored, she experienced yet another gut-wrenching loss. Kylie shareand's the role her faith played through it all. Warning - Tissue...

Kylie Wilson lives in Albany in Western Australia and has gone through quite an emotional roller-coaster ride, with many unexpected ups and downs. Her husband died when she was 31 years old and a mother of 3. And just when she thought some parts of her life had been restored, she experienced yet another gut-wrenching loss. Kylie shareand's the role her faith played through it all. Warning - Tissue...

Kylie Wilson lives in Albany in Western Australia and has gone through quite an emotional roller-coaster ride, with many unexpected ups and downs. Her husband died when she was 31 years old and a mother of 3. And just when she thought some parts of her life had been restored, she experienced yet another gut-wrenching loss. Kylie shareand's the role her faith played through it all. Warning - Tissue...

Gary Raymond is a retired police inspector. These days, he keeps busy as a chaplain to police and is involved in the Christian Police Fellowship of New South Wales. However, his life was almost stopped before it even got started - when his mother contemplated an abortion. Both in his career and after, Gary has been involved in many noteworthy events, including the Granville train disaster in 1977,...

Nalini Tranquim is the author of the book, "The Orange Hue". Last time, we heard how Nalini had gone to London to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a concert pianist. However, a few months after she arrived, she received the unexpected news that she was pregnant. She shares about the impact of that on her life when she was 18 years old and single,living in the UK. Your support sends the gosp...

Nalini Tranquim [Nah-Leenie Tran-Kwim] grew up with visions of becoming a concert pianist and went to London to fullfil her dream. However….thatand's when she received some surprising news that put her promising future in doubt. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Australian missionary, Graham Staines, was tragically killed along with his two sons in 1999 while serving in India. A movie about his life has been made called, "The Least of These - The Graham Staines Story." His wife, Gladys, will share about the making of the movie and about her life since the tragedy. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and pri...