In oral cultures people enjoy hearing stories, dramas and songs. Information is traditionally passed on in these formats, mostly as stories. Story-telling radio programmes are particularly well-received. They especially love hearing the programmes more than once. They memorise the stories and pass them on to their friends.
A short time ago Feba's Development Director for Eastern Africa, Tim Miller, visited Feba's ministry partners. He heard first hand reports of a recent breakthrough in one of the storytelling projects among a Muslim nomadic people group who live in the scrubland of the Horn of Africa. These nomadic people herd camels and goats as their main means of wealth and livelihood. Biblical storytelling can be a slow, step-by-step process. But it has proved to be very effective for developing relationships with those who need Christ.
(Click the audio icon at the top of the page
to listen to the project coordinator describe the storytelling techniques used in the radio programmes.)
Radio work is a long-term process. In eastern Africa Feba is working with seasoned broadcasting partners in various ministry approaches:
- traditional language outreach
- oral storying projects
- FM productions
— each touching specific people groups.
Watch a video of Feba staff telling their favourite Bible stories. Read about our Pass the Story On campaign and find out more about Feba's ministry to oral peoples. A donation will go towards production and broadcast costs of programmes for oral peoples in Feba's ministry areas.
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Let me tell you a story
Ministry to people groups in NE Africa