Read our newsletter from Quarter 1 of 2026 to discover how God is using oral Bible translation and orality-based discipleship to reach oral learners around the world. This quarter’s newsletter includes updates on active translation projects, stories from the field, ways to give, opportunities to participate in the mission, and prayer requests from our teams working in unreached communities.
As we step into 2026, Spoken Worldwide remains committed to our calling: bringing the Word of God to the two-thirds of the world’s population who learn primarily through listening and spoken word communication rather than written text. Every oral Bible translation project, every trained indigenous leader, and every new community reached with audio Scripture represents a partnership between God’s faithfulness and the generous support of people like you who believe that every person—regardless of literacy level or location—deserves access to the gospel in a form they can truly understand.
Field Updates — Read firsthand accounts from our oral Bible translation teams working in Africa, Asia, and beyond. Discover which language groups are currently being engaged, how indigenous leaders are being equipped for orality-based discipleship, and the impact that spoken word Scripture is having in communities that have waited generations to hear God’s Word in their heart language.
Ways to Give — Learn about specific funding needs for ongoing oral Bible translation projects, audio Scripture recording initiatives, and training programs that equip local believers to share the gospel using reproducible oral methods. Your partnership makes it possible for unreached oral learners to encounter the living Word of God.
How to Participate — Explore opportunities to join Spoken’s mission through prayer, financial partnership, and direct involvement. Whether you’re called to support a specific missionary, commit to monthly giving, or intercede for oral communities still waiting to hear the gospel, there are tangible ways you can advance the Kingdom through orality.
Continuing the Mission — Discover how Spoken is scaling our impact through strategic partnerships, innovative technology, and indigenous-led movements that ensure oral Bible translation work is sustainable, reproducible, and rooted in local ownership rather than dependency on outside resources.
This newsletter is more than an update—it’s an invitation. An invitation to see what God is doing among oral learners worldwide, to join in the work He has called us to, and to stand with communities who are hearing the good news of Jesus Christ for the very first time through the power of spoken word Scripture.
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