“Why do I have no family in New York City, no experience in New York City, no history in New York City, but yet I feel like I belong in it, in my gut?”

That’s the question Garrett Raburn found himself asking a few years ago. It shocked his wife, Gabi, who thought they had “settled down” in Fort Worth, Texas.

Hear their story of adventure in this fifth and final episode of our series on missionaries.

You can connect with us through email at gps@billygraham.org or on Billy Graham Radio on Facebook.

Uprooting Their Texas Life to Plant a Church in Post-Christian NYC

From murderers to missionaries and actors to athletes, people from all walks of life have life-changing encounters with God. Listen to them share their stories here.

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By the age of 32, Mark Whitacre thought he had it all. He was a high-level executive and millionaire. After illegally helping his employer with one of the largest price fixing cases in U.S. history, Mark became an informant for the FBI. 

Hear more of Mark’s story—including how he found Jesus Christ in federal prison—on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories.

You can connect with us through email at gps@billygraham.org or at Billy Graham Radio on Facebook. 

'Wear a Wire or Get Arrested': From Executive to Informant

Singer and worship leader Christine D’Clario has walked a difficult road. As a child, she was rejected because of her ethnicity, as a teen she rebelled against God, and as an adult, she struggled with infertility and severe postpartum depression. 

Today—in addition to traveling the world with her singing—Christine helps Christians who are battling mental illness. Listen as she shares her story on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories. 

You can connect with us through email at gps@billygraham.org or via Billy Graham Radio on Facebook. 

Singer Christine D’Clario Finds Joy After Darkness

When combat veteran Fernando Arroyo left the U.S. Army, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. It got so bad, he almost took his own life. 

Today, Fernando works to help other veterans find hope and overcome PTSD. Hear more of his story on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories.

You can connect with us through email at gps@billygraham.org or at Billy Graham Radio on Facebook. 

Suicidal Combat Vet Saved by Falling Bible

On the same night that Naeem Fazal saw Jesus in a dream, he converted from Islam to Christianity.

Today, he is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Find out more of his transformational story on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories.
 
You can connect with us through email at gps@billygraham.org or at Billy Graham Radio on Facebook. 

Vision of Jesus Changes Muslim Man’s Life

When Mike Weaver’s brother died of COVID-19 in 2022, he lost both a lifelong friend and a bandmate—but the story doesn’t end there.

Find out more about the brothers’ relationship, ministry, and band, Big Daddy Weave, on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories.  You can connect with us through email at gps@billygraham.org or on Billy Graham Radio on Facebook. 

Uprooting Their Texas Life to Plant a Church in Post-Christian NYC

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