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Abraham Aguilar, inset, and praying for his schoolfriends.

From 'backslider' to Spirit-filled evangelist

From pot-smoking ‘backslider’ to evangelist, Abraham Aguilar was transformed during a church service – and he has the figures to prove it. Aguilar led 895 people to make decisions to...

From 'backslider' to Spirit-filled evangelist

From pot-smoking ‘backslider’ to evangelist, Abraham Aguilar was transformed during a church service – and he has the figures to prove it. Aguilar led 895 people to make decisions to...

The Shields Road outreach team get ready to take the word of God to the streets.

Changing to become Kingdom citizens

What does it look like when a church adopts a Kingdom mindset? Newcastle’s Kingdom Life Church is focused on finding out, says pastor John Bullock. When the former Newcastle Elim...

Changing to become Kingdom citizens

What does it look like when a church adopts a Kingdom mindset? Newcastle’s Kingdom Life Church is focused on finding out, says pastor John Bullock. When the former Newcastle Elim...

Ged Armstrong

TikTok Ged turns to God

TikTok influencer Ged Armstrong was living the social media dream. He’d learnt how to make money on brand deals for content creation and, within two years, the Northern Ireland 26-year-old...

TikTok Ged turns to God

TikTok influencer Ged Armstrong was living the social media dream. He’d learnt how to make money on brand deals for content creation and, within two years, the Northern Ireland 26-year-old...

Jacob DeShazer, inset, meets Mitsuo Fuchida

The bomber pilot who forgave his captors

Jacob DeShazer was filled with anger for his Japanese captors. The American pilot was weak after months of torture, beatings and starvation in solitary confinement. At least the hatred gave...

The bomber pilot who forgave his captors

Jacob DeShazer was filled with anger for his Japanese captors. The American pilot was weak after months of torture, beatings and starvation in solitary confinement. At least the hatred gave...

'Bob the Builder', left

The evangelist confronting Islamist debaters

He's the evangelist who uses only one name and has faced down some of the big hitters of Islam. ‘Bob the Builder’ was named by his fellow debaters, as his...

The evangelist confronting Islamist debaters

He's the evangelist who uses only one name and has faced down some of the big hitters of Islam. ‘Bob the Builder’ was named by his fellow debaters, as his...

Monika and Pawel Kuzniar

Our dream to build a Polish Elim church

Newly ordained Elim ministers Monika and Pawel Kuzniar have a dream to reach the Polish community in London and pave the way for future evangelism in Poland. They told Direction...

Our dream to build a Polish Elim church

Newly ordained Elim ministers Monika and Pawel Kuzniar have a dream to reach the Polish community in London and pave the way for future evangelism in Poland. They told Direction...