Project creators stand in their new recording studio. (Photo courtesy Audio Scripture Ministries)
Peru (MNN) ― A collection of believers have teamed up to bring the Word of God deep into the jungles of Peru. In Peru, a fifth of those who can't read or write live in rural areas and many of them are Peruvian Indians who speak only their native language. Audio Scripture Ministries has been asked to coordinate a program that would record the translated Word of God so that native Peruvians could hear Scripture in their own tongue. Work has already started on translating and recording the first of 11 native tongues, and the large team working on this project includes two national ministry teams, a team from the U.S., translators, and ASM.
"When people hear God's Word in their own language, it touches their hearts in a way that most of us here in the United States have forgotten," said Dudenhofer. "As a result, many people will trust Jesus Christ simply by hearing the Scriptures."
Missionaries in Peru desired to have God's Word translated into their own languages. They contacted ASM, who provided funding for equipment such as laptops and training software. Once trained, the national believers contacted ASM again for production assistance. Audio Scripture Ministries helped the technicians build a new recording studio and have given them more equipment to finish the production process. One of the North American organizations is recording the language in a slightly different format.
"We think that it's pretty significant that several North American organizations, missionary organizations, and national believers can all work together," says Tom Dudenhofer with Audio Scripture Ministries. "I think the reason is that we're really concerned that these people have the opportunity to hear about Jesus Christ. That's a message they'd never be able to read for themselves."
And, Dudenhofer adds, that message will carry on. "That particular language group will be touched for generations once they have God's Word in an audio format that they can listen to."
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