In this the finale to episode one, Mehmet talks to us about betrayal, regret, 9/11 and the painful road that he took back to Islam where he truly found himself, his Lord, and peace.
In this episode, Mehmet takes us back to his early Mormon upbringing, his first encounters with faith and something bigger than himself, and finally to Northern Japan as a newly minted missionary for the Mormon Church.
In this episode, Mehmet returns to Japan, is rejected, accepted, and cruises through the Southern Philippines en route to a reckoning that will reveal the shackles binding his own soul.
In this episode, Mehmet learns some hard truths about the mission field, heads home to the states, and tries to reconcile the truth of his mission experience with his growing understanding that all was not what it appeared to be and that a greater reality is waiting - just beyond the horizon.
31 min
About Conversations Under the Fig Tree
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Come join Mehmet under the fig tree as he explores the truths behind life's greatest mysteries. Mehmet is a seeker on the spiritual path of Islam. His journey began with a Mormon upbringing that led…
him to the mission field in Northern Japan. He would later join the U.S. Army where he served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Through all of this, Mehmet continues to seek a connection to something greater than himself. In Conversations Under the Fig Tree, he explores his continued spiritual journey and those of fellow seekers on the path to the Divine.