While in the West we can be fairly assured that reading and writing is a sound way to communicate, in other countries it can be quite different. The UK has quite a high literacy rate, but some countries aren’t so fortunate. How would you share information in a country like Burkina Faso where literacy at the age of 15 is just 23.6% (data taken from United Nations Development Programme website)?

Wycliffe has found that where literacy rates are low audio Bibles make a huge difference because people don’t have to learn to read before they can understand.

For anyone who is interested in what audio scriptures can sound like, there is now a website holding links to many audio files.

The Forum of Bible Agencies International announces the launch of Find A Bible, an innovative and interactive website that gives easy access to 15,000 Scripture products in more than 3,000 languages.  The Find A Bible site (www.findabible.net) provides the most comprehensive and current database of Bibles and portions in majority and minority languages available. Many Scripture products noted on the site have never before been listed on the web. Through Find A Bible, users now have a single place to search, download, view, or listen to these Bibles through links to Forum member agency websites.

You can listen to a recording in Hausa here.