Tuesday, March 31, 2009

March 31/09 WOW has God done marvelous things with the Audio Bibles in Southern Africa. We just received an email from our missionary partner and the national sound studio director for Mozambique. These two men traveled about 5,000 Klm. north in Moz. to distribute the Audio Bibles to the Makua people. There are 6.5 million there that also are mostly Muslims. You all are part of this great distribution of the Bible. They took four different lanuages on the Ambassadors( Audio Bibles) Makus( which was done in the sound studio the Lord had us set - up in 2005) , Portuguese, Shona, and even Swahili. Swahili, was for the far north of Moz. The reception to these Audio Bibles was unbelieveable. People are so hugry to know the truth and hear about Jesus!!!! In the area around Manapo, a city in the Nampula state there in Northern Moz. a system is in place where one ambassador( Audio Bible) will have 10 to 20 people in a small group listening each day for one hour. This is their committment to getting one of the Audio Bibles. We can only imagine how God will use these newly placed Audio Bibles. Two men in a northern city came to get one, it was given to them only to find out they were Muslim and not believers. However, they are in for a " Wild Ride" as the missionary said, because God's Word does not return void!!!! These 240 Audio Bibles will reach 24,000 , People , and more as the truth goes out . Sergio , the national who was trained to do the recording for the Sound Studio, Made a statement something like this, we ran out of Audio Bibles, the people were sad, and we are sad. Isn't that encouraging to see people wanting to hear the Bible and follow Jesus! In one church on an early Thursday morning people packed the church waiting to hear the Audio Bible. The missionary asked the question. How many of you can read. Two raised their hands, one was the pastor and the other was the pastor in training. Then the Audio Bible was played in their heart language, and the question was asked , how many of you understood this. Everyone raised their hand. That is what God is doing through us and the partnership we have with this missionary, and the Sound Studio the Lord gave us a vision for . The studio now has two sound rooms. We brought more equipment over this past Fall to help it expand. God is doing a mighty thing, and more Audio Bibles are needed. So at this point we have raised more funds to buy 25 or so Audio Bibles, and 5 or so of the newer cassette players for the children's ministry. There is a new language ,Makonde, Sergio is starting in whatever has been translated of the Bible, because it is still being translated.

We ask your prayers as we seek to bring several hundred Audio Bibles this next time we go to Africa, and 50 of the new tape cassette players as the Lord provides. After taxes , duty costs, and copyright fees, and the purchase of the Ambassador, it still comes to about 50 dollars, and the new cassette player also after fees , duty etc. is about 50 dollars. That is a rounded figure to make it easier for everyone to have a goal for in helping expand the kingdom and disciple the people in Africa.
In His Times, Psalm 31: 15"
Our times are in His hands."
Keith & Vicky DeKraker