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Our passion is to provide you with resources that help you communicate God’s truth to those who learn best by oral means.

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Tuareg of Northern Africa (TWAR-eg)

Give thanks to God for Bible stories available in Tamashek, the language of the Tuareg, that are being broadcast on radio stations and are being shared via MP3 format.

Deaf of Central America

You have been asked to pray several times for Salvadoran Deaf leader, P, and his hearing wife, E.  A chronic disease is again causing problems in his teaching schedule...

Deaf of South Africa

Because most Deaf South Africans cannot read the Bible in written form, a team of Deaf believers is committed to crafting and videotaping the Scriptures in South African Sign Language (SASL)...

Coconut People of East Asia

There are 1.3 million Coconut people living in East Asia today, with only 400 known believers. The Coconut people live in small communities...

Mandinka of West Africa (man-DINK-uh)

Only a small percentage of Mandinkas are able to read functionally. In an oral society, radio programs are an effective means of sowing the Gospel...

Oral Peoples Strategy: West Africa

An Oral Peoples Strategy Team member writes: “As the weeks have progressed, I have become more and more mentally exhausted. I am losing patience and energy...

Jacob: Reading the doctor's signature is the least of your problems

Jacob: Reading the doctor's signature is the least of your problems

Literacy skills predict a person’s health status more accurately than age, income, employment status, education level, or race and ethnicity.

"Reaching the Marginalised"

UNESCO's latest Education for All report says that many of the gains in literacy that have been made since 2000 are threatened by the global economic downturn. "Reaching the Marginalised" gives detailed information by region of the world and by country. Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Basic Reading Skills and the Literacy of the America's Least Literate Adults

The (U. S.) National Center for Education Statistics examines the "profile and [basic reading skills] of America's least literate adults." The following study from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy shows that the majority of people...

Scripture Distribution

Report on the world distribution of scriptures by Bible societies.

Water Stories

These 22 biblical stories make a good companion to projects involving drilling water wells, installing irrigation systems, or purifying water for drinking and cooking. They could also be used with people who live in places where water is in short supply.

Vietnam Radio Script

Many people around the world are looking to the airwaves to spread the truth of God’s word. The following Vietnamese radio script in English is designed for such an occasion...

Leadership Training Storying Track (English)

CBS can also be used for grounding people in biblical principles for leadership and teaching about a wide variety of topics related to leadership. LaNette Thompson and a group of her co-workers developed a set of stories about godly leadership based on the life of David. This is the English version; it is also available in French.

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