Sudan (MNN) ― Tom Dudenhofer with Audio Scripture Ministries says they're one step closer to reaching out to the Tira people of Sudan.
They already have some Scripture portions and indigenous music available on the hand-cranked cassette players. Dudenhofer says people enthusiastically received the players, partly because they were hearing Scripture in their own languge. Then, God provided a local evangelist who sang Scripture songs and mixed them with the Scripture recordings.
As typically happens when people are exposed to God's Word, there was a thirst for more. Dudenhofer says they're now looking at putting more books of the Bible and music on a smaller unit. "We are going to be assisting the group in Sudan to putting the Scriptures and songs on the new MegaVoice Digital players. We think that these will have an even greater impact because they'll go into more sensitive locations."
The MegaVoice is much more portable and easy to conceal. It is also built for the region. It's rugged, durable, water resistant, and solar powered. Approximately the size and weight of a deck of cards, the player can play the complete Bible yet still has room for an entire Bible study course.
While it's exciting to see this project continue to grow, Dudenhofer says they're encountering some resistance from the government. It's becoming increasingly difficult for their support staff to obtain visas.
He urges prayer. "We need to pray for God's protection on both the people who are working on recordings and so on, and the national believers who are doing the work. They have to be the ones who are out front."
