The above title might look like gibberish, Greek or maybe even Agutaynen to some. But it is the word “Bible” inserted into the word “audio” (every other letter). Today the Agutaynen Bible is being put into audio. Faith Comes by Hearing just began the project of putting the Agutaynen Bible into an “audio drama”. God has given us the privilege of being part of this project. A few weeks ago, we asked several Agutaynens in our village to audition. Twent-five Agutaynens are needed to play individual roles. For example, Remel may be the voice of Jesus; Edwin, the narrator; Princess, the voice of one of the young women of the Bible. And so on. Our partner, Manfred, and Stephen have been given the role of “project assistant”. What does a “project assistant” do?
- Be an interpreter between the Agutaynens and Faith Comes by Hearing. FCBH does not know the Agutaynen language and will communicate via the English language. We then need to interpret their instructions to the Agutaynens.
- Check for verbal mistakes, like if the Agutaynen says “nagto” when he was supposed to say “pagto”. We need to stop the Agutaynen and have him reread the line again correctly. As in many other languages, if you change just one letter in a word, the word itself changes.
- Encourage the Agutaynens to keep up the good work. This is not easy work and they can become easily discouraged by mistakes.
We greatly appreciate your prayers during the month of May. Faith Comes by Hearing hopes to have the recording finished by May 31. In order to do this, recording is taking place over 60 hours a week. This week coming, April 30 – May 5, Stephen will leave our village at 6:30am and come home around 6:30pm. This will be difficult, not only for Stephen, but also for the whole family. Stephen will leave each morning as our kids are getting out of bed and he will get home in time to tuck them back into bed. As you can imagine, this means Ginger gets the kids all day, with no help from her husband. Stephen will just get a few precious minutes with the kids before they are off to bed each night. Please pray for the Agutaynens who will be reading the Bible. Pray that their lives will be changed for His glory. Pray that this project will come to completion; that many will literally hear the Word of God in their own language. Thank you for being part of this project through your prayers and support.