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A Storm In The Desert—Podcast by 9Marks

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In 1972, at the base of a Swiss mountain, God saved a man named Mack Stiles. Two decades later, John Folmar “accepted Jesus as his personal Savior”; he doesn’t know even where he first heard that phrase. What happens in the next quarter-century is a testament to God’s commitment to use faithful, ordinary ministry to effect fruitful, extraordinary change. A Storm in the Desert tells this story.

Recent Episodes

MAR 11, 2025
Dennis + Isai + On & On It Goes (Ep. 5)
"Can you believe it, Leeann?" "No, I can't believe it."
39 MIN
MAR 4, 2025
Dave & Gloria + Josh & Jenny (Ep. 4)
Dave and Gloria always dreamed of Dubai. Josh and Jenny dreamed of Jackson, Mississippi. Now they're both doing ministry in the Middle East. A storm in the desert is brewing.
36 MIN
FEB 25, 2025
Babu & Ranjini + Chris + Zhenia (Ep. 3)
After John and Keri showed up in Dubai, Babu and Ranjini were unsure and suspicious, Chris was lost and looking for answers, and Zhenia just didn't want to be brainwashed. But the Lord got to work, and the faithful, ordinary ministry of the Evangelical Ch
37 MIN
FEB 18, 2025
John + Keri (Ep. 2)
In 1995, when John jogged past a church on Capitol Hill, he was looking for a status boost. What he found was the gospel and then a wife. In 2001, when Mack and Leeann landed in Dubai, they looked for a church. What they found was a well-meaning mess. So
30 MIN
FEB 18, 2025
Mack + Leeann (Ep. 1)
The first act in our story covers a lot of ground—from an icy crevice on a Swiss mountain to a below-freezing night capped off by the fiery Billy Graham. It involves a surprising conversion that eventually leads to a transatlantic flight on an empty plane
22 MIN