“A case for the longer-term use of oral storying” - Thursday, July 03, 2008
By Roy Sloane
Read the story of Roy Slone’s trip to Southeast Asia and his valuable lessons learned about orality on the field. He explains that “oral movements are crucial for the spread of the Message; [while] written Scriptures are critical for its preservation.”
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Stories from Storytellers
God Cares for Water Wells and Buffalos and Barren Women
by Simon
A believer had been praying for five years for water for a well. Their neighbor was a Hindu and he was against them. So these Hindu neighbors were not allowing them to take water from their well. Read more
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If your God heals my father, then we will follow Him.
By J. Korkora
In my mission field, there is a village nearby where nobody knows about Jesus Christ. One day I went to that village and told the stories to the small children. A young man named Sukhda also came and sat there with the children to listen to the stories. I told all of the stories starting from creation. I also told them the story of Naaman, the Syrian army officer who was healed of leprosy.
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Sometimes it takes a fishbone...
After recording the first set of Bible stories in the Waimaja language and taking it to the villages, 38 families asked for their own copy of these recordings.
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The New Testament for Oral Cultures - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
The book of Matthew begins with the genealogy of Christ. Often overlooked, or only briefly studied, the verses which consist of Christ’s human ancestry are not what typically come to mind when we are called to evangelize, or witness, or are given the opportunity to share our faith.
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African Woman is a Missionary to Neighboring Tribe - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Evenings arrive quickly in the busy lives of women living in West Africa. Days of farming, cooking, caring for children, and managing family affairs are full and chores are rarely accomplished before sunset. Like women anywhere else in the world, the women of Mali end each day tired and in need of rest. But every Friday evening, as the sun sinks low in the African sky, one busy woman prepares to leave her family of ten and continue working in a nearby village.
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Then a Miracle Happened - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
I minister among a primitive tribal people living in a remote area. This people group is steeped in Hinduism and traditional tribal beliefs. During planting seasons, it is their custom to kill and sacrifice men in their own fields, attempting to appease their gods and to receive a bountiful harvest.
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Senegalese Storyteller Has Lived the Truth She Proclaims - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Her flowing robes and regal face command notice before she even opens her mouth. When the story begins, her long arms and expressive fingers move with the rhythms of her voice. She is art in motion.
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Audio Evangelism - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Our primary mission work is to locate all the unreached people groups in a specific African country. (Because of the sensitivity of the project, the country name has been omitted.) Many of these unreached people groups follow Islam. In our attempts to share the Gospel with these groups, we were kicked out of some villages.
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