Audio Bibles Making Big Impact on Lives of the Illiterate Throughout the World
"Because of the illiteracy and aural traditions of the Matswa people, men and women will sit and hear God's Word, but they'll never read it."
Lausanne World Pulse has published an article detailing the impact of audio Bibles distributed to the illiterate throughout the world. One such ministry, Talking Bibles International, produces and preserves single-voice audio recordings of translated Scriptures in hundreds of languages. (Photo: Lausanne World Pulse)
The Talking Bible is the only way the people of Pembra are hearing God's Word, says one woman named Laura Alberto Massingi from Mozambique, who notes that "because of the illiteracy and aural traditions of the Matswa people, men and women will sit and hear God's Word, but they'll never read it."
After Laura's husband died, the report states that she began listening to Bible tapes for at least an hour every day. Soon, she said, she began memorizing Scripture: "I discovered Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and now see the connections between the Gospels."
According to the report audio Bibles are being distributed in villages throughout southern Mozambique. One native evangelist, named Ishmael, says it is not uncommon to have fifty or more people gather around "the little black box" as it plays Scripture. "I just take the machine to a new area," says Ishmael, "let the people listen, and then preach. That is how a church is started."
