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Why is forgiveness so hard? In this episode, Josh Doyle and Tom Doyle discuss the importance of forgiveness. From family and marriage tensions to global conflict, this episode delves deep into the struggle—and power—of forgiveness. Featuring stories from the Middle East, marriages restored, and what it means to live unoffended.

This is a great one - and practical too!

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Osman Jama is a first-generation Somali refugee, full-time minister since 2012, and author of a forthcoming memoir tentatively titled Escaping Islam: A Somali Christian Story of Faith. In this episode of No Longer Nomads, Osman walks host Josh Doyle through one of the most layered conversion testimonies the show has featured.The story begins in the chaos of Somalia's civil war — a government that imploded, warlords with Soviet weapons, and a humanitarian crisis that forced Osman's family onto a small boat not built for ocean travel. Three days in, the boat capsized. Osman's twin brother drowned. The five-year-old who survived was burned on the arm by a Kenyan border guard trying to silence his grief. What followed was a year-long journey through a refugee camp, three months in Cairo, six months in Paris, and finally resettlement in the United States.In America, Osman became the family's cultural bridge — translating for his parents, excelling in school and sports, memorizing the Quran, and earning a sponsored trip to Hajj. He came home from Mecca with a mission: spread Islam. When a pastor's son invited him to youth group, Osman saw his opportunity. He showed up to destroy it.Instead, he was undone — first by hearing people pray personal, vulnerable prayers directly to God in their own language (something Islam's scripted Arabic prayers didn't allow), then by reading a Bible he began ripping pages from in protest, then by the apostle Paul's willingness to be beaten nearly to death and keep preaching, and finally by a single theological collision: both the Quran and Isaiah 44 teach that God is 'the first and the last' — and Jesus claims that same title in Revelation 1:17–18, while the Quran also teaches Jesus never lied. The logic closed around him.After three years of weekly conversations with his best friend's father, a pastor named Dave, Osman was baptized at Madison Lake — expecting to be alone, finding an entire congregation that had been praying for him for years. When he told his parents he was leaving for a Christian summer mission trip, his whole extended family called from around the world to say he was dead to them. His father later died of cancer. His mother passed before he could attend her funeral — no one told him in time. His siblings, who had been told by his parents that Osman had rejected the family rather than the other way around, remain largely unreachable.And yet: Osman says twenty-three Muslims have come to faith through his ministry. He describes himself as 'a beggar who found food telling other beggars where food is.' He is working toward the publication of his memoir and is part of a church plant for former Muslims.

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Yasra Larki decided at 13 that she could never satisfy God — so she said goodbye to Islam entirely. Forced out of Iran at 16 by the threat of morality police, she spent nearly a decade as a refugee before walking into a church in Cyprus and hearing something she had never heard before.

On this episode of No Longer Nomads, Yasra shares her full testimony: the fear of growing up under Iran's religious enforcement, the decade of loneliness building a life alone in new countries, the grief of losing both parents while separated by borders, and how she finally found belonging.

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Welcome back to No Longer Nomads. This show is a good one. Josh Doyle talks with filmmaker Todd Morehead to uncover the story behind October 7th—a raw, breathtaking documentary that captures a moment the world must not forget. We think everyone should watch it.

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While playing ice hockey, Billy Garaffa went into cardiac arrest, and his heart stopped for over 10 minutes. What happened next changed everything. He found himself in a place beyond this world… Hear his incredible encounter with God!

This is a wild one. And I'm stoked for you to listen to it. 

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Millions are trapped in modern-day slavery hidden in the brickyards of Pakistan. Entire families, including children, are forced to work under brutal conditions, paying off impossible debts passed down for generations. In this eye-opening episode of No Longer Nomads, we welcome Bruce Peppin to talk about the harsh realities of Christian persecution. While sharing miraculous stories of rescue, restoration, and hope.

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How does unresolved pain affect the mind? Or how does it impact the body? Does it distort how we see God? In this powerful conversation, Susie Larson shares her personal journey of healing and reveals how trauma shapes our identity, health, and spiritual life. Do you know someone struggling? Pass it to them. 

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🚨 New Episode! 🚨 Living Through the Attack: A Story of Faith & Survival with Michael Mistretta

On October 7th, everything changed. Michael Mistretta, CEO of FIRM, shares his firsthand experience of surviving the Hamas attack, serving on the frontlines, and witnessing a shift in Israel’s openness to the Gospel. From hosting displaced families to navigating the reality of war, this conversation is one of faith, resilience, and hope.

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Was the real Mount Sinai hidden in Saudi Arabia All Along? In this episode of No Longer Nomads, Joel Richarsdon joins the show as we dive deep into the evidence surrounding the location of Mount Sinai. Join us as we explore biblical connections and modern discoveries that challenge centuries of tradition. Could this sacred mountain be in a place few expect? Tune in to uncover the secrets in the sands!

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Gal Gilboa-Dalal survived the Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023 — but his younger brother Guy was kidnapped and has been held hostage in Gaza (release from captivity on October 13, 2025).

In this raw, firsthand account, Gal walks Josh through ten hours of fleeing and hiding while bullets hit cars around him, learning after his rescue that his brother had already been taken, and why he believes he survived: to be Guy's voice until he comes home. A testimony about ordinary people caught in extraordinary darkness — and the faith that keeps a family standing.