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Audio Bibles Proclaim God's Message in Mother Tongue
Quechua People: "The Word has changed me!"
The Quechua people of South America didn't believe God understood their language—as far as they could tell, God only spoke Spanish.
Like many of his fellow Quechuans, Ricardo is unable to read his own language and often heard about spiritual things in Spanish, his second language.
Ricardo grew up as the son of the local curandera, a witchcraft healer. The local law and cultural customs required him to take over his father's practice; but, after sitting in on a Bible listening session, Ricardo realized there was another way to live.
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Faith Comes By Hearing, the world's foremost Audio Bible ministry, recently released 10 Audio New Testament recordings.
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More Relief Groups Request Solar-Powered Audio Bibles for Haiti
More Relief Groups Request Solar-Powered Audio Bibles for Haiti
"Many pastors and priests have died in the earthquake," said Haitian ministry leader.
"People are taking refuge in the churches that are still standing, seeking comfort. People are suffering and asking for God's help. The need for the Bible is more urgent than we imagined," he said.
Audio Bibles to Accompany Disaster Relief Teams
Before the earthquake, Haiti was one of the poorest nations in the world. About 70% of Haitians live on less than $2 a day, and now they have lost everything.
Faith Comes By Hearing, an international Audio Bible group, is working with Convoy of Hope to provide spiritual relief in Haiti.
Audio Bibles Minister Hope in Haiti
Using God's Word in Times of Tragedy
Standing on a pile of concrete and tin rubble, a 20-something year old Haitian man points over his shoulder.
"This was my father's house," he said, matter-of-factly. Then the reality rolls over him like a wave, and his voice breaks, "My mother was in there. My family was…"
He is interrupted by another man who yells, "I can hear them in there. But we can't get to them. Without a loader, we can't move this."
On Tuesday, January 12th, Haiti, the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near its capital city, Port-au-Prince. Up to 3 million people have been affected by the most powerful earthquake to hit Haiti in 200 years.
Bible Listening Campaign Begins in San Antonio
When Senior Pastor Jeff Harris and Associate Pastor Mike Sharrow of Grace Point Church in San Antonio first heard how 65% of Christians have never read the New Testament, they were so skeptical they decided to poll fellow church members.
"I thought this couldn't be true for our church," said Sharrow.
The results surprised them . . .
Audio Bibles Released in 14 More Languages
Faith Comes By Hearing, the world's foremost Audio Bible ministry, recently released 14 Audio Drama New Testament recordings.
The following Audio New Testaments are now available:
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Launches Audio Bible Listening Campaigns
A Journey to Biblical Faithfulness
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF), a fellowship of more than 1,800 Baptist churches across the country, will officially kick off You’ve Got The Time this month.
You’ve Got The Time is a nationwide Bible listening initiative launched by Faith Comes By Hearing, the world’s foremost Audio Bible ministry. Almost 14,000 churches have participated and more than 3 million Audio Bibles have been provided free to churchgoers.
Faith Comes By Hearing Makes Historical Progress
Audio Bible Ministry Year End Review
2009 was a blessed and busy year at Faith Comes By Hearing, the world's foremost Audio Bible ministry.
This international Bible organization recorded new Audio Bibles, launched new outreaches into more nations and designed and deployed new Audio Bible technologies.
Audio Bibles Reaping Disciples in Ethiopia
Bench People Experience Power of God's Word
“Many people in our language group haven’t understood Christianity before,” said one Ethiopian Reverend. “It seems to them like whole, unground grain, as yet indigestible.”
This was the common viewpoint toward Christianity among the Bench people in southwest Ethiopia. That is, until God’s Word in audio began sweeping through village after village.