“WHY HAVE WE NEVER…?”

This haunting question is indelibly etched on my heart. I heard this serious question raised by an elderly Majang woman more than 40 years ago. Her question was “Why have we never heard this before?”

It was late in the afternoon on a market day in Teppi in SW Ethiopia. Lavina and I, each of us on a horse, accompanied by 10 young Majang believers who helped by carrying our sleeping gear and food stuff, were nearly sixty miles from home. We’d been trekking through various Majang villages, sharing the good news about Jesus wherever we stopped. We were as far as Teppi and the next day would begin heading back toward home at the Godare River.

As we prepared for the night stop, among the many heading for home from the market was a group of Majang people. We invited them to remain for a bit while we played the message about Jesus in their language on our cassette player.

It was when the message ended that this elderly woman, sitting on the ground with others, turned to ask someone sitting behind her, saying, “Why have we never heard this before?”

Hers was a haunting question. What excuse could I offer? Why had no one in all these centuries cared enough to visit them with this good news from God? It causes me to ask, “Why? How much do we really care?”

Today we can rather easily share this fantastic good news about Jesus by means of our Talking Bibles. They’ve already placed several hundred of these among the Majang but that’s not nearly enough. Pray with us and make a generous donation saying, “For the Majang Talking Bible Project.” Say with me, “Woman, we have heard your question. Talking Bibles are on the way so that you and your family and all your neighbors to the very edges of your tribe will hear this good news about Jesus.” Thanks be to God for this incredible opportunity.

Because they need to hear,
Harvey Hoekstra – harvey@talkingbibles.org
www.talkingbibles.org

Goal: A TALKING BIBLE SUNDAY WITH A SPECIL OFFERING TO HELP PROVIDE TALKING BIBLES IN NEEDED LANGUAGES FOR ALL WHO DO NOT READ AND FOR THE BLIND.