Compelled by Love | Andrew Fanstone
Inspired... with Simon Guillebaud
Great Lakes Outreach
4.9 • 663 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Andrew Fanstone’s faith journey has taken him to the slums of Fortaleza, Brazil, where he’s experienced both highs and lows over two decades of working with streetkids, drug-dealers, and various people who have fallen through the cracks. It’s a powerful story!
I recommend his book ‘God Plus One’.
Insta: @andrewfanstone @irisfortaleza
Connect with Andrew at andrewf[@]irisglobal.org
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| 0:00.0 | His uncle who was also very involved in drugs, and he was very close to his uncle, was shot 14 times. And I remember Francisco came to me, like, crying. Like, what do I do? Everyone's telling me I need to get revenge, like, for my family. And I just said, like, Francisco, you've got a new heart. You've got to follow your heart. What's your heart saying? I didn't know what his answer would be. |
| 0:21.1 | It was a struggle for him. |
| 0:22.5 | Two days later, two brothers that had killed his uncle. |
| 0:25.1 | And he saw those two brothers. |
| 0:26.4 | He went over with them and said, I just want to extend my hand and say, I forgive you for killing my uncle. |
| 0:31.7 | Because Jesus has fully forgiven me. |
| 0:33.6 | And we've seen so many times the, the fact of forgiveness breaks the cycle. |
| 0:41.2 | Welcome, everybody. |
| 0:42.5 | This is Simon Gilbeau. |
| 0:43.5 | It's inspired. |
| 0:44.1 | Great. |
| 0:44.5 | We act for another fantastic week. |
| 0:45.8 | I'm really looking forward to this one. |
| 0:47.4 | If you're new to us, inspired is all about meeting different mates and contacts of |
| 0:51.1 | mine from around the globe that got lovely stories. |
| 0:53.7 | I've got at work in their lives through tough times, through highs and lows. And, you know, I think it's just so good because it counteracts the relentless bombardment of grimness that we get in the press and in terms that just induces and cynicism and apathy, all that sort of stuff. |
| 1:14.4 | So we need dollops of good news and that's what this hour will give you. |
| 1:18.6 | And I've got no doubt this week, you're going to get super inspired because we got with us the wonderful Andrew Fanstone. Welcome, Andrew. |
| 1:21.2 | Hello, Simon. Thank you for having me with you today. |
| 1:24.4 | I'm really, really excited. So I've got your book here, God Plus One, |
| 1:31.0 | and to be where he is and go where he is not. So I read that a few months ago. We go back to about |
| 1:37.2 | 2018, different journeys, but quite similar parts to our tales. You in Brazil, me in Burundi. Yeah, I'm really looking forward |
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