The Kanuri-speaking people of Africa live primarily in Nigeria, where they have been traditionally non-Christian since the 11th century. They are the dominant group in this region, but only one percent profess to be Christians. They are an oral culture, learning primarily through the spoken word rather than sermons or printed literature. While Kanuri-Yerwa programmes do exist in the area, none is specifically tailored to the ear of an oral listener. What programmes they do have, the Kanuri-Yerwa listeners use as a primary source for learning and understanding.

To meet the needs oral cultures such as Kanuri-Yerwa, TWR has joined with four organizations to create the OneStory Partnership. Through this partnership, the Kanuri-Yerwa producer has obtained specialized training and been equipped with the tools and understanding he will need to present the Word of God through chronological Bible storying. For 15 minutes, five days a week, listeners will hear the Scriptures through Bible stories, following the historical timeline toward the light of Jesus Christ.

You can help make this happen through your prayer and/or financial giving. Your gift of R 100.00 or more will help reach this oral culture in Africa with the good news of Jesus Christ.

In the African countries of Niger and Nigeria, the Fulfulde-Kano language group numbers around 1.7 million people, yet only one percent are Christian. With 99 percent of the language group following a religion which shuns the teachings of Jesus, no Christian programme has ever been created for speakers of Fulfulde-Kano. Being an oral culture, this language group learns through listening to stories and illustrations, not through traditional preaching or written materials. They need to hear the stories of the Bible, to understand that Christianity is true and relevant to their lives.

To meet the needs oral cultures such as Fulfulde-Kano, TWR has joined with four organizations to create the OneStory Partnership. Through this vital joint venture, the Fulfulde-Kano producer has obtained specialized training and been equipped with the tools and understanding he will need to present the Word of God through chronological Bible storying. For 15 minutes, five days a week, listeners will hear the Scriptures through Bible stories, following the historical timeline toward the light of Jesus Christ.

You can help make this happen through your prayer and/or financial giving. Your gift of R 100.00 or more will help reach this oral culture in Africa with the good news of Jesus Christ.

The Moore people group of West Africa (sometimes called Mossi) is mainly an oral society, preferring to learn through memorizing stories and songs. Since written literature is of little value to them, the Moore need chronological Bible stories that are easy to memorize.

The Moore translation of the programme has is broadcast into countries such as Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo, to a potential audience of more than 10.5 million speakers. We need your help to keep this programme on air.

Your gift of R 100.00 per month (or whatever you decide) can keep this programme on air.

Over 65% of people in West Africa are non-literates and are thus considered to be “primary oral learners”. This means that unless God’s Word is presented to them using oral methods, it is unlikely they will be able to understand or remember the life changing message of God’s Word. This project will make it possible for unreached people groups, to hear about their creator and respond to Him.

Through OneStory partnership, TWR has received recorded story-sets in the languages & dialects of Senoufo Synera, Senoufo Supyire, Fulfulde and Tamajeq. For two years, OneStory teams based in West Africa, have crafted and recorded stories, sent them for worldview accuracy and compiled them for future distribution through mass media outlets. As a result, we now have sets of chronological Bible stories for people groups in their own heart languages in their preferred communication styles.

Please consider financially standing alongside the OneStory projects as TWR seeks to present God’s Word through oral means. Your gift of R 100.00 will help to fund the airtime for a 15 minute programme to be aired from TWR’s new broadcast site in Benin.