Was out the other week in a camp… In the evening the men were gathered on a mat with us. There were different conversations going on. One of the young men started playing about with his “ring tones”…. so I thought I would pull my phone out and see what he thought of the poetry. … Read more
It is amazing the number, even of women, who can neither read nor write, but who have phones which are capable of showing videos. It is fascinating to watch the way they learn to navigate their way around their phones, and then they are so delighted to have the Jesus film in their own language … Read more
We went to a photocopy shop and, when we walked in, I knew the guys were Arab, but wasn’t sure that we would get anywhere. Struck up a conversation with one of them. Decided to try a clip that I hadn’t used “cold” like that before. It was a more difficult one, but from the … Read more
An evangelist recently visited St Petersburg, Russia, for an outreach. The team was prepared to produce materials in 125 different languages. During the outreach, they gave away over 200 memory cards. People were excited to receive the messages in their own language and often came back for more to give to family and friends. A … Read more
Representatives from The Digital Bible Society were in London this month for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Working with an established London ministry dedicated to sharing the Gospel with the hundreds of thousands of Arabic speakers that visit the UK each summer, the Digital Bible Society, in partnership with Bible League International created an extensive digital … Read more
In July 2012 a group of believers traveled to Athens to help these refugees in word and deed. They worked together with local churches, distributing food and hygiene kits along with Christian literature and Bibles in different languages, as well as 2GB micro-SD cards for mobile phones. These SD cards contained the Jesus film in … Read more
Yesterday (July 6, 2013), I took a couple of volunteers to a local restaurant. The waiter that my wife and I have come to know well was waiting on our group once again. I have not had a chance to sit with him to share in detail the gospel message. As we sat on the … Read more
My previous assignment was in the rural mountains of Yunnan. Once as I was walking about in a village, I saw a farmer plowing his field with a water buffalo. Then his phone rang and he pulled out his China made smart phone to answer the call. That was the day I realized that instead … Read more
There is a young man who studies at a Koranic school in the north. I have good contact with his parents, who live in my neighborhood. So I gave him an SD card with the audio version of Genesis and the whole ‘Way of Righteousness’ chronological series, the gospel of John chanted in Koranic style, … Read more
Nancy, my daughter, who is tech savvy became the spokeswoman and demonstrator of Mobile Evangelism for the entire trip. We arrived at the Seventh Day Adventist East Africa Division (representing 11 nations) where pastors from those nations happen to be attending a conference. The compound has about 200 acres, enclosed and gated, with a university, … Read more