After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to Indo-Malaysia to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: Ted Esler - President, Missio Nexus David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Don Dent - Professor of World Missions, Gateway Seminary  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to East Africa to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Mark Grossmann - Former Missionaries in East Africa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to North Africa to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Youssef Ourahmane - Vice President of the Algerian Protestant Church (EPA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to Eastern South Asia to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Kevin Greeson - Author Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to Persia to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Mohamad Faridi - President, Iranian Christians Intl Nahid Sepehri - President, Iranian Bible Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to West Africa to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Chris Clayman - Co-Founder and an Associate Director, Global Gates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to Turkestan to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Zane Pratt - Associate Professor of Christian Missions, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to Western South Asia to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Todd Lafferty - EVP/COO, International Mission Board) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After hearing rumors of Muslims coming to Christ in great numbers, David Garrison heads to the Arab World to investigate. Is God drawing Muslims to Himself like never before in history? And if so, what is He using to do it?  Season 2 of The Maverick Podcast is sponsored by Global Gates. For more information on their work around the world, visit GlobalGates.info.   To help support future seasons of The Maverick Podcast, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: David Garrison - Ex-Officio Board Member and Executive Director, Global Gates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Maverick Podcast explores the unexpected journeys of spiritual seekers as they buck cultural norms and religious expectations to follow Jesus. Our first season follows the story of Bishara, a young Muslim man from Central Africa who had everything going for him until a chance encounter dramatically changed the course of his life. From strange dreams and guns that misfire to imprisonments and miraculous healings, Bishara's story may sound too wild to be true. To get to the bottom of it all, we talk to those close to him—and experts around the world—to find out what would make a man like Bishara risk it all in pursuit of truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an undisclosed city in Central Africa, Islam has been the prevailing worldview for centuries. Bishara, a young rich kid with a promising future, finds himself risking everything to become a follower of Jesus. Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.  To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: David Garrison, executive director, Global Gates (globalgates.info) Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Robert (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When supernatural things start happening, everyone must decide what it means. For Bishara, it’s God. For his family, it’s a curse. For the listener, it’s time to weigh the options. Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.  To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: Bill Twinem, executive director, ACE Training (acetraining.biz) Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bishara is becoming dangerously relentless, and he’s starting to disrupt the community. Dan and Ryan have to figure out how to disciple Bishara as his family finds new ways to try to stop him. Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.  To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Word is getting out about Bishara, and with that momentum comes new threats. As visions and mysterious illnesses lead some unlikely people to reach out to Bishara, he must decide how to respond.  Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.  To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) J.T. English, pastor, Storyline Church, Arvada, Colorado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twenty-five people find themselves in a room, and no one thinks they are getting out alive. Why did Bishara choose to walk into that situation, and why did Dan let him? Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.  To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Bishara is being held in a secret torture facility, Dan realizes he can’t turn to the corrupt government for help. He decides to send word across the world, and he does everything he can to stay busy while he waits. Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.  To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) James (pseudonym, for security reasons) Andy Hickford, pastor, Upton Vale Baptist Church, Torquay, England Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With hundreds of baptisms happening, and dozens of house churches being started, it’s time to take a closer look at the role of miracles in unreached places.  Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org. To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) James (pseudonym, for security reasons) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Bishara gets a call warning him that he either needs to stop or disappear, he hides out in a small room while a hundred people are being paid to hunt him down.  Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on how you can help believers like Bishara and missionaries like Dan work together to make disciples in unreached areas, check out Pioneers' Co-Laborers Campaign.   To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com   Guests: Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) James (pseudonym, for security reasons) Lyrics for “Imbere Yajne:" Unyishure Mwami wanje Kuko ari wewe nsenga N’bariye Uhoraho Ijwi ryanje uranyuvma Unyishure Mwami wanje Kuko ari wewe nsenga Ntawundi mfise atari wewe Data Ntamugisha mfise atari wewe S’mfise ichiza inyuma yawe Nashize imana imbere yanje Nashize imana imbere yanje Ntawundi mfise atari wewe Data Ntamugisha mfise atar’ wewe s’mfise ichiza unyuma yawe Nashize imana imbere yanje [English Translation] Answer me my God For it is to you that I pray I called to the Lord He heard my cry Answer me my Lord For it is to you that I pray I have no one else but you Father I have no one else but you I have no good apart from you I have placed the lord ever before me I have placed the lord ever before me I have no one else but you Father I have no blessing apart from you I have no good apart from you I have placed the lord ever before me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the episode we hoped we'd never have to make. Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org. To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com Guests: Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) James (pseudonym, for security reasons)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices