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Andrew Cannon

Andrew Cannon is an Evangelist born and raised in Liverpool, UK. The hand of God radically touched him in 2010 when he called on the name of Jesus.  His life was full of destruction and addictions, alcohol, drugs and self-harming. It was on Andrews very first encounter with the love and power of Jesus that he was transformed.  He was completely and instantly set free, his life of destruction and the chains of the enemy were broken off.  He now lives a life sold out for Jesus, Andrew has lead 1000’s to the Lord through the love, truth and compassion of Christ and encourages believers to do the same in their everyday life. The name Gospel Grenades was born from a dream Andrew had, he was walking through a war-torn city, gangs of people where on street corners plotting destruction.  Andrew looked down and the Lord had placed grenades into both his hands, it seemed strange to him but he felt Jesus tell him to throw them into the crowds.  Once thrown the grenades exploded in the centre of the crowds with adverse effects, instead of bringing destruction, the explosions brought REVIVAL, PEACE, JOY, LOVE, UNITY, GROWTH, KINDNESS, FAITH, RECONCILIATION.  Whilst travelling through an airport a couple of weeks later Andrew was surprisingly stopped by airport security, they swabbed his hands and found explosives, having not been in contact with any kind of explosive material, Andrew felt this was confirmation in naming their ministry, Glory to God!

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Helen Ivicevich

Helen Ivicevich is an American Evangelist, based in Perth, W.A. Helen is a former Hells Angel Bikie and former drug addict. In this interview she shares about her powerful story of Transformation and how she was set free from addiction and now seeing others set free!

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Aleisha Reader-White

Aleisha Reader-White is the founder of “Equipped For Grace.” She provides training and consultancy for Churches and faith based organisations in the areas of Child Protection, DV support, Suicide and self-harm, Acute Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol, Homelessness, Sexual assault/trauma. She’s worked in the criminal justice system with some of the most dangerous and trauma impacted people including murderers, rapists, bikies, child sex offenders and some of Australia’s most dangerous prisoners. In this interview she shares about her journey of faith and how she was transformed on a mission trip to South Africa. On that trip she decided, “this is what I want my life to be.” Everything changed from that moment. Listen in to her story!

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Bobby Mearns

Bobby Mearns is the founder of Fishers of Men, a rehab with a ministry to the homeless in Brisbane. Bobby was a heroin addict, dealer and Triad member for over 20 years in Hong Kong. After a dramatic encounter with God, he was set free from addiction and launched into ministry. Bobby says he has a degree in criminology, “done every crime in the book!” He shares how encounter with Jackie Pullinger taught him about true love from God. Listen in to his redemption story!

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Colin Kemsley

Colin Kemsley is part of the leadership team at Sherwood Cliffs Rehab near Coffs Harbour. He went through their rehab program at the age of 19 and was set-free from drug addiction. In this conversation he shares about his own story and how this amazing faith-based ministry is seeing many lived transformed!

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Paul Brittenden

Paul Brittenden was addicted to illicit drugs for a quarter of a century before he made contact with The Salvation Army. Paul is now employed by the Salvo’s as a community engagement worker. He advocates for clients with the courts and government departments like Centrelink. He also provides counselling to people in addiction and pastoral care through God’s Sports Arena (corps) in Brisbane, where he works alongside for Bronco’s Chaplain Bill Hunter.

Paul’s early life was not pleasant. He was adopted as a baby, had an abusive childhood, started on drugs at 14, left home at 16 and spent the next 24 or so years heavily into the drug trade. He had a good paying job, but spent it all on drugs. In 2013, he voluntarily entered the Moonyah rehab program. The “religious stuff” at Moonyah didn’t interest him. He had been raised by a religious family, but abuse within the family and church turned him away. After coming to Christ, he appeared in court on drugs trafficking charges and was sent to prison. Salvation Army people went to court with him and visited him in jail. They had an effect. Paul started “a church” in prison. Listen in to his story this week on Historymakers!

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Andrea Simmons

Andrea Simmons was a successful businesswoman and devoted mother when she almost lost everything after she became addicted to ICE. How did it all go so wrong? Andrea shares her story and how God helped her turn her life around. She is now the Founder/ Director of Australian Anti-Ice Campaign.

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Shaun Murray

Shaun Murray is an Evangelist and Businessman with a passion for God. Shaun has a great testimony of being set free from addiction and he has a heart to share the good news with others. He shares about a life-changing trip to PNG where he’s been preaching at crusades and seeing many souls saved. Whilst in PNG, he helped uproot Marijuana, when a drug dealer publicly repented from his sin, and wanted to get rid of his whole crop, listen in to hear the full story!

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Dan Smith

Dan Smith is an Olympic Swimmer with a powerful story to tell! He’s experienced homelessness, drug addiction and been in trouble with the police, but he has turned his life around and wants to inspire others to do the same. He hit rock bottom after turning to alcohol and drugs to deal with mounting pressures, but after coming to Christ and getting his life together at Rehab, he’s now sharing his story with the world.

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Ben Fitzgerald

Ben Fitzgerald is a passionate lover of Jesus and the Leader of Awakening Australia, Awakening Europe and GODfest Ministries. He spends a lot of his time travelling abroad as an evangelist. Originally from Australia, he met Jesus in an encounter that deeply changed him late in 2002 whilst he was dealing drugs. Since then Ben has lived hungry for one thing, to show the world Jesus in his everyday life and to take the good news of the Kingdom to the nations. In Galatians 5:1 it says “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” and in line with that mission he loves to help people live in God’s fullness of freedom and identity. Ben has a deep conviction that the future of Australia and Europe will be transformed by radical believers living free and proclaiming Jesus boldly.

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