Gospel of Mark on Cassette Is Working in People's Hearts

From SPARK

Brief Summary

The Gospel of Mark on cassette tape is effective in spreading the Gospel.

Introduction

Cassettes were recently made of the Gospel of Mark in an African language. The SIL translators later told us:

Key Factors

What Was Done

"When we got back to our village, we played a copy of the first Mark cassette for our house helper, and she sat listening to it attentively until I suggested she do a bit of housework at the same time. She said she really had to pay attention to this because every word was too important to miss, so she turned it off while she worked but listened to it again during her break. After work she bought the first cassette and I gave her the second one. She went home and listened to them over and over again until the batteries in her cassette player died well after midnight."

Results

"She told us she would very much like to become a Christian but that her husband wouldn't like it. Her husband was initially not so enthusiastic and told her to stop playing those cassettes. But more recently he has been listening too, and the cassettes have been making a strong impression."

Helpful Information from the Author

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Date entered: 2002

Date range of story: 2002

Location: Africa