Starting July 19, Muslims will celebrate a major holiday, Eid il Adha, to remember God’s provision of a mighty sacrifice, so Abraham would not have to sacrifice his son (Genesis 22:1-18). Christians see God’s provision of Jesus Christ foreshadowed in this act, so the story and holiday are wonderful bridges to share the perfect sacrifice God provided … Read more
A multiplying disciple making movement has been launched among the Yao with some Holy Spirit creativity and the help of eight-dollar phones and cheap Bluetooth speakers. This movement has led to hundreds of people hearing the gospel of Christ in an unconventional manner. Pedro is a church planter working among the Yao people. The … Read more
This story is being reprinted with permission from Seedcompany’s website: God uses divine connections—placing us in the right place at the right time to point others to him. Amy and Darcie were shopping in a local grocery store near Arlington, Texas when a woman approached them. “As soon as she spoke, I knew she was … Read more
The following story emerged from Good News Productions International (GNPI) – Africa: The most popular media projects we produced in East Africa were short, dramatic feature films designed to model the Christian lifestyle in ways an average person could grasp. Each video told the story of someone who, despite their flaws and imperfections, was ultimately … Read more
Watch the video above to hear where Iris Global teams are taking these micro SD cards and the cost some have paid to follow Jesus. A micro-SD card. It’s only a few dollars, but it could easily cost some people their lives. Micro-SD cards, loaded with the audio Bible, continue to make their … Read more
This article is the result of a story that was shared with Keith Williams during EMDC 2019. Five years ago, when I attended EMDC for the first time, I grew impassioned for the idea that a media strategy could be used to reach nomads in East Africa. Time and again, I ran into people who … Read more
BibleTransmission has been surprised over and over with the great responses from the African nations for the Gospel on mobile. The responses to ad campaigns in the central and northern regions have proved that Africa is ripe for hearing the Gospel today more than any other continent. One might think that the poorer nations would … Read more
Then there’s Amanda. Ever since I’ve known her, she has said that she would like to learn to read. Unlike her younger sister, she wasn’t sent to school. Now her husband has given her a very high tech mobile phone. It is amazing to see how she can navigate around the phone. One evening, as … Read more
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
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