Free Audio Bibles for the Whole World!

I want to let you know about a ministry that I have enjoyed getting to know about over the last few years and that has come to my mind more and more over the last few days since finishing R A D I C A L. (I think you’ll like it, too.)

The mission statement of Faith Comes By Hearing is to record and use heart-language Audio Bibles to bring His church together and make disciples from every nation, tribe, language, and people.

FCBH is a ministry I was introduced to through our favorite homeschool curriculum company – Sonlight Curriculum. A few years ago they sent a CD with testimonies of lives changed through God’s Word which had been translated by Faith Comes By Hearing. In the U.S. we so often take the Word of God for granted, having multiple copies in multiple versions in our homes. We can not fully comprehend the difference that being able to hear the Bible in your own heart-language makes in the lives of those who have never heard. In some cases, pastors are hearing the Bible in their own language for the very first time! They have been struggling to lead their congregations without even having the Bible in their own language. One of the testimonies was of a pastor whose only Bible was in Spanish. He read scripture in Spanish and preached in Spanish, even though his congregation did not speak Spanish. Through FCBH, all the congregation can now hear God's Word in the language they best know and understand.  Obviously, having the Word of God in their own language has made a miraculous difference in those lives.

One exciting program of FCBH is intended to provide an audio copy of God’s Word to our nation’s military personnel serving around the world through military BibleSticks. The Military BibleStick is a digital audio player that is pre-loaded with a dramatized recording of the entire New Testament. The Military BibleStick comes pre-loaded with the entire New Testament. It is rugged enough to withstand tough weather conditions, can be used in low-light situations, and it easily fits into uniform pockets. Learn more here.

I am also very excited that I have been able to download an Amharic New Testament to listen to. Of course, I have no clue as to what exactly is being said, but I sure do enjoy listening to it! You can download yours here, and you can read about some of the work Faith Comes By Hearing is doing in Ethiopia here.

Please check them out and see what amazing things they are doing to spread God's Word to the entire world!

So then faith comes by hearing,

and hearing by the word of God."

Romans 10:17 (NKJV)

Want to help children but not ready or able to adopt? (There's still something great you can do!)

Gospel for Asia has an amazing child-sponsorship program. We began sponsoring 4 children with GFA’s Bridge of Hope program over 3 years ago. We chose each one to coordinate with each of our biological children’s birthdays. We have all of our children’s pictures hanging in our kitchen.

For only $28 per month, your child will receive: the opportunity to hear the Gospel, receive an education, nutrition, and medical care. You will receive an information packet with a photo card of your child along with your child’s photo and information and handwritten letters from your child.

Gospel for Asia sends 100% of all donations to the field. NONE of it is kept for administrative fees! ZERO!

There is no reason that nearly every American couldn’t find at least $28 per month in their budget to sponsor a child (or children!) somewhere in the world.

Find out more about the Bridge of Hope program here and more about Gospel for Asia at http://www.gfa.org/. (And be doubly certain that you watch the “Endorsements” video on the Bridge of Hope page!  Also, while you’re on their site, don’t stop with just helping a child. Take a look around. There are many great opportunities for giving to some of the poorest in the world.)

Remember...
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'” Matthew 25:40 NIV

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More about our family's experiences with Gospel for Asia:

We have been participating with Gospel for Asia in sharing the gospel since 2004, and absolutely love everything we know about them. We feel completely confident in recommending their ministry to anyone. Our relationship with them began when our oldest was 8 years old. He wanted to go on a mission trip to Mexico with some men from our church. He was extremely disappointed that he couldn’t go and just could not understand why we were being so “unreasonable”! Even though he could not go on that trip, I felt that it was important for him to be able to do something, but there aren’t that many opportunities available for 8-year-olds.

Very soon, the Lord led us to the GFA web site, and we started reading the stories. His favorite was a story about a woman who had been going to someone else’s house to listen to the GFA gospel broadcasts. She really wanted to have her own radio so she could have people come to her home to listen to the gospel. She had no money, so she sold the door from her house to have enough money to purchase a radio. It wasn’t long before she was having dozens of people everyday come to her home to hear the gospel.

At that time, GFA had a program called “Max Missions”. Basically, instead of raising funds to go on a short-term mission trip, you could raise about the same amount of money to support a native missionary for an entire year. We helped Deke write letters to friends, family and church members. He raised over $2000! This supported a missionary for a year, plus he chose to purchase radio air time and a bicycle for a native missionary. Since he was only 8, and the youngest person to do a “Max Mission Trip”, Gospel for Asia featured him in their brochure. (Yes, that’s actually him in the picture below. Now he’s 6 feet tall, with size 13 feet and dark brown curly hair!)

We have thoroughly enjoyed our relationship with Gospel for Asia through the years, and we wholeheartedly recommend their ministry to anyone who seeks to impact the world for the kingdom of God.