It’s a revolutionary new age – the information age! Digital technology, microchips, spectacular listening devices – cell phones, iphones, ipads and numerous types of excellent small, easy to carry listening devices. Ours is identified as a trade-marked Talking Bible.It has the appearance of a printed Bible -- was designed to be the best possible listening device for a non-literate, oral-culture person or group to use easily. Mark and Paul who both grew up in Africa had a good understanding as to how oral-culture people think. They designed a listening device for the kind of people they knew from having lived among them. They believed that a listening device having the appearance of a Bible would also come to communicate a non-verbal message that this was indeed a Bible with the Word from God. They had their listening device trademarked with the name “Talking Bible” so that everyone would know that in this listening device was the exact Word of God – nothing added and nothing missing. Normally the Talking Bible has a single voice narration of the translated Scripture.
Testimonials from many parts of the world confirm that the Talking Bible does what it was designed to do. People love it. To have a Talking Bible is like having someone come to read to you from the Bible. Many tell how their lives have been changed as they hold this beautifully designed listening device in their hands and hear God speaking His Word to them in their own language. Testimonials indicate that non- literate Christians listening to the Talking Bible grow stronger in their faith. Many tell how sinful, pagan customs are abandoned and how their lives are changed to become more like the person Christ wants them to be. Many go out to near and far away places and invite others to listen with them to their Talking Bible. Those who listen hear God speak to them in their own language and many hearts are touched.
It’s a new age. With Talking Bibles, otherwise ordinary Christians, become strong and true disciples of Christ and are inspired and empowered by the Holy Spirit to win others to faith in Christ. New churches are planted. Let God be thanked and praised!
And I thank you for your strong prayers and financial support for this marvelous, effective, global Talking Bible Ministry. To God be all the honor, glory and praise!
Because they need to hear,
Harvey Hoekstra – harvey@talkingbibles.org
www.talkingbibles.org
Goal: A TALKING BIBLE SUNDAY IN THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES WITH A SPECIAL OFFERING TO HELP PROVIDE TALKING BIBLES IN NEEDED LANGUAGES FOR NON-READERS AND THE BLIND.
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