Audio Bible Sierra Leone

Associates gather information and testimonies about what God is doing in and through Audio Bible listening programs in heart languages around the world.

God Provides

A Krio woman from Sierra Leone says, "I used to be very worried as to where our next meal would come from. When listening to the Bible, we heard where Jesus fed 5,000 people with a few fish and loaves of bread. I developed faith that if He could feed this large number of people, He would feed my family. He has never failed us."

Pastor Healed in Sierra Leone

In February, the Faith Comes By Hearing Coordinator in the south and east region of Sierra Leone spoke with a Lutheran pastor. The coordinator remembered that at their last meeting (December) the pastor had to use a stick to support himself as he walked. But things are different now.

The pastor tells his story to the coordinator: "I was totally paralyzed from my waist down for four months and had to depend on people to help me, even to use the toilet. My six-year-old boy assisted me in every way. I was really depressed as I did not have very good medical care or a lot of interaction with people. Since I did not have much to do, I spent all my time listening to the Mende Proclaimer.

"One day as I was listening, the story about the crippled man at the temple gate Beautiful came on (Acts 3). My faith was aroused and I started trusting God for my healing. Most nights I would get up to pray and claim my healing saying, Lord, you healed that man who was crippled from birth; you can heal me who is only crippled for four months.

"As I continued with this prayer day after day, I started feeling life coming to my feet."

The coordinator asked the pastor what he would say to convince someone it was actually God who healed him if they thought it was the doctors that did. The pastor told him, "Who gave them the power to do it? In my situation it was not the doctors. One night, after my usual prayers, I dreamed somebody was standing before me. He introduced himself as the angel Gabriel and assured me God would heal me because of my faith. When I woke up I called another pastor to pray with me.

"The next morning, I realised I needed little or no support from anybody. After some time, even though I feel slight pain, I started doing my usual work."

The pastor’s story was confirmed by his wife, his son, and a few other men. This situation has created a lot of demand for the Mende Proclaimer, which is in short supply.

The Krio Proclaimer Brings Hope

The people of Sierra Leone now have the Audio Drama New Testament recording in their own heart language. Krio is the language they use with friends, family, and the Lord. Ever since the launch in September 2005, approximately 636 FCBH listening groups have begun.

Sierra Leone has been called, “the poorest and most desperate country on earth,” yet in the midst of this, the Krio people exude tremendous dignity.

The Proclaimer has been a huge blessing, because the cost of batteries is often prohibitive. Since the launch of the Proclaimer in Krio, 210 Proclaimers have been sent!

More than 200 children in primary schools and children’s homes listen daily to God’s Word in Audio and are learning about God’s love for them.

Audio New Testaments have a powerful impact on listeners, teaching biblical truths that bring freedom, hope, and salvation.

God’s Word Teaches Patience

Through His pure Word, God is able to speak to people in the ways and areas that they need – even if it’s a Scripture that may not seem to directly apply to the situation. Such is the case of Stephen who says, “As I listened to the story of how a father sent two children, with the first agreeing to go but later did not go, and the second saying he wouldn’t go, but later went, it taught me a lot of lessons. I need to have patience with my children and understand them. I saw that I have not been treating them fairly.”

We Heard People Arguing

Yeanor says, “They started this program very close to our residence. Every Wednesday me and my co-tenant heard people arguing and asking questions, so we decided to go and see what the argument was about. What we heard became interesting. When I went home I asked my colleagues what their feeling was of what they had heard. All responded positively.

Hanna’s Finances Are Touched

“Because of our financial condition, I used to be very worried as to where our next meal would come from. During the listening, we heard where Jesus fed the 5,000 people with the small fish and bread. I developed the faith that if He could feed this large number of people, He would feed my family. He has never failed us.”

Jeremiah Changed His Thinking

“I had a problem whenever the pastors and teachers handled the Word of God. Before the introduction of FCBH, I hardly understood anything from the passages they used. Now, I quote from the Bible because of the listening program and am engaged in evangelism. I have converted a lot of souls for the Lord and by His grace I am the youth leader in the church.”

Let The Little Children Come To Me

A boy from one of the children’s homes says, “The program is changing my life. My friends and I were stealing and doing bad things, but through listening to the Bible, we have stopped doing them. Whenever we are tempted to, we remember Jesus’ words.”