The Southern Thai Oral Bible Storying initiative crafts oral Bible stories in the Southern Thai dialect and equips believers to share them in their churches and with their neighbours.
Praise God! The complete set of 47 Southern Thai oral Bible stories is now recorded and ready to share. The journey to this milestone has been long and challenging for project facilitator and translator Noi.* From creating and testing each story to recording them, she’s faced significant hurdles along the way. At times, Noi managed this work alone, enduring serious health issues, lean finances and at times, a lack of support from local churches. But today, surrounded by a committed team and with the recordings finally complete, she is grateful and excited.
“I am so thankful that Wycliffe Canada supported this project until it was complete,” says Noi. “This story set will be useful to the Thai people who speak the Southern Thai dialect.”
The recording process may be finished, but the essential work of sharing the stories with the community is growing. An important next step for the team involves partnering with church leaders to organize workshops that will equip believers to share the stories in their own communities. At the same time, team members continue to build relationships in the community in natural ways: for Noi, this means sharing her agricultural expertise and plant clippings, while Noi’s brother-in-law Som* has started a men’s fishing group and invites young people to dig water chestnuts at the beach.
In Southern Thailand’s sensitive environment, these relationships are vital for opening doors to share the gospel through oral Bible stories.
Please join us in praying for opportunities for the team to share the oral stories, and for local churches to join in the work. Sharing must be done with care in this challenging environment.
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*Pseudonyms