This is a headline that causes much concern and our immediate reaction is that we should help.
The recent NewLife article about Nigeria with this title is hitting close to home. I visited the area in November to help establish our media centre, NetAccess, in Jos. The leader’s wife and daughter were recently abducted, but praise the Lord, they were released unharmed.
A colleague in Australia shared the NewLife article with me, and I contacted people in Jos. They confirmed that the article is correct. You can read more online at NewLife
Last year, we were able to distribute 500 Fulfulde Envoys to the Fulani people. We established relationships with several mission agencies and missionaries working among the Fulani, Hausa and other people groups.
The recent news underlines the need. Persecution is ongoing, but it rarely reaches us in other parts of the world. Both the persecuted and the persecutors will benefit from more audio Bibles in local languages such as Fulfulde and Hausa.
Pray for our brothers and sisters in the region to stand firm in their faith.
Blessings,
Johan Grobler CEO MegaVoice Africa
Woman with a baby and her audio Bible – Even in a village with no electricity, running water, or internet, the MegaVoice Envoy works well.A woman with a colourful dress carrying food on her head and holding an older Envoy Classic in her hand.Children in the village play and learn while playing. The MegaVoice audio cloud has many children’s Bibles.
This morning, Carel and Rentia Nel collected 175 audio Bibles in Rendille from MegaVoice in Pretoria. They are travelling by road to northern Kenya.
Rentia and Carel with the precious cargo of Rendille New Testaments and 10 OT Books on each one
🎉🎉We rejoice and celebrate because the Lord provided donor. 🎉🎉 He provided not only the NT already available in 2025 but 10 Old Testament books. We thank David Gargule and his team for translating and Theovision Kenya for recording.
Please continue to pray and uphold Carel and Rentia. They have about 16,000 km to cover before returning to Wolseley, near Cape Town, South Africa. They have many borders to cross, customs etc.
The White Camel is leaving MegaVoice Southern Africa’s office with precious audio Bibles.
Pray for divine appointments and pray that God will use each Bible to reach many. May they study the Word and grow as disciples of Jesus Christ.
The White Camel leaving MegaVoice Southern Africa’s office with precious audio Bibles – bon voyage
You can still support his project!
We appreciate and need your support to reach those who do not read.
A Bible costs about R550 or US$30 each, but it depends on quantity, shipment to the final destination, and taxes. It also depends on the type of player appropriate, the specific audio content loaded, and royalties.
Any number of Bibles is welcome! Even the smallest amount makes a difference for God’s Kingdom.
There are 4 options to make donations to this Rendille project
Secure payment via PayFast by Credit / Debit card
If projects are oversubscribed or change, then gifts will be reallocated to a similar project or where most needed.
Donate by Bank Transfer (within South Africa)
Banking details:
Bank: ABSA Branch: Worcester Account: 40-9894-9446 Branch Code: 632005 Reference: Project name and your name (Current project names: Rendille, KAL200, Prison, Moz2000, Him1000, Zim1000, IBD, WotW)
3. Donate by international wire transfer
Bank details:
Account Name: MegaVoice International Africa NPC Beneficiary: MegaVoice International Africa NPC Bank name: ABSA International Bank Bank account number: 40-9894-9446 Bank branch name: ABSA Towers North Branch location: 180 Commissioner Str, Johannesburg, 2001 Bank branch code: 630937 SWIFT code: ABSAZAJJ Name of Business: MegaVoice International Africa NPC Street Address: 789 Spartan Street, Wingate Park City: Pretoria Country: South Africa Postal Code: 0181
Reference: Project name and your name (Current project names: Rendille, KAL200, Prison, Moz2000, Him1000, Zim1000, IBD, WotW etc)
Please note that South African Banks do not use the European IBAN system.
4. Donations via GivenGain You can donate via the GivenGain platform – click here (Master and Visa cards)
For more information on how to contribute Bibles, please get in touch with Arnu Badenhorst, WA +27835753339 or email arnu dot badenhorst at megavoice dot com
Hey brother, I am a missionary in Lesotho, and we met many years ago. We’ve purchased several audio Bibles from you over the years, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude. They have been a great blessing to many, especially to one family in particular. They have lived a hard life, but every time we visit them, they are listening to God’s word and smiling with joy! Thanks again
A typical missionary in Lesotho explains the audio Bible to a shepherd.
A very happy Basotho with an audio Bible
Shepherd in Lesotho with an Envoy in the Sesotho Language
An outreach team approaches the chief shepherd’s hut in the Lesotho Mountains
Samburu people need the Word of God. They need to know about Jesus.
Partner with us to make more audio Bibles available to our partners, churches, evangelists, and missionaries to reach the Samburu people.
The Samburu People of Northern Kenya
The Samburu people are a semi-nomadic pastoralist community residing in northern Kenya, closely related to the Maasai and sharing the Maa language. Their identity and traditions are deeply linked to cattle and community life. While some Christian denominations and missionary efforts have been active in the region, including the establishment of a few churches and outreach programs, the majority of the population still adheres to traditional beliefs.
Livestock and Daily Life
Livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, and camels are central to Samburu identity, wealth, and survival. Herding provides food, trade, and strengthens community bonds. The people are predominantly Animistic, worshipping God and sacrificing to him on Mount Nyiro. This is seen as a place of ancestral meaning.
Challenges Faced
Despite their enduring spirit, the Samburu face significant challenges that impact their well-being, including high rates of illiteracy due to limited access to education in remote areas, exacerbated by nomadic lifestyles and poverty that prioritise herding over schooling, particularly for girls who often drop out early. Many Samburu communities face limited healthcare and clean water. Recurring droughts pose a threat to both families and livestock, while cultural and economic pressures significantly impact daily life. Child marriage remains prevalent in most communities, driven by cultural norms and financial pressure.
Samburu woman and her child next to their traditional-style home.
Why MegaVoice audio Bibles?
The spiritual framework of the Samburu, often expressed in ceremonies like circumcision and elder-led invocations, fosters a connection to the environment and community. Their lack of Christ, however, results in spiritual depravity, and they need Him, the gospel, and the teachings of the scripture for eternal life and help on how to live God honouring lives. There is a clear spiritual and practical need for deeper Christian outreach, discipleship, and the availability of Scripture in their native language. Many Samburu people have limited access to printed Scripture, and literacy is often low. MegaVoice audio Bibles allow the Gospel to be heard in their own language, wherever they are. Christianity has only recently been introduced to them in the area.
MegaVoice Envoy S Audio Bible
Will You Help Bring God’s Word to the Samburu?
Our partner in Kenya, Missionary Mick Alley, sent us his request for our MegaVoice audio Bibles. He says, “The greatest need for us is the MegaVoice audio Bible with God’s Word in the heart language of the people. There are over tens of thousands of illiterate people in the area where we work where we have not yet been able to provide an audio Bible. The Word of God really makes a difference to these people. Those elders we were able to give an audio Bible to, are truly thankful and full of joy. Since they received the Word of God, their relationship with God has grown stronger, and their lives are now guided by His truth. With over 15000 people in the area and only about 300 audio Bibles distributed so far, there is still much opportunity and need for many more audio Bibles. Can you please help?”
If projects are oversubscribed or change, then gifts will be reallocated to a similar project or where most needed.
The Word of God must go forth for all peoples to hear. Keep proclaiming it! God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Romans 15:13
MegaVoice (Megavoice.com) launched a new low-cost, rugged, solar-powered audio player at the Lausanne Congress in Seoul, South Korea in September. It is now in production and we have stock in Africa. To order visit www.megavoice.co.za
It is ideal for Bible stories, Children’s stories, a Gospel, evangelistic messages etc. The unit’s capacity is 90 minutes of audio.
PocketVoice with 90 minutes capacity.PocketVoice with buit-in solar panel. It can also charge via its Type-C USB connection.
“The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.”CH Spurgeon
“The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives.” -D.L. Moody.
Man with an Audio Bible and a printed Bible
“Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.” Isaiah 58:10 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/isa.58.10.NLT
Bibles in different languages – English, Somali, etc
The answer is YES! The landscape in Africa is changing and the Word of God makes the difference.
This morning a pastor in Malawi wrote on a social media chat platform: —- Johan (MegaVoice): I am on the way to attend a Bible Society Forum in Fiji Peter (Missionary in Malawi): Ok, good news but don’t forget us in your prayers because our big needs are Bibles and we have people who don’t know how to read and write Those people must also consideration to give those in Fiji audio Bibles if you can find donors’ help. Johan: Yes, we keep praying and the Lord is faithful. We appreciate donations. Peter: Our ministry is going on well by the Lord’s grace and we still pray for audio Bibles that’s our big needs —
This conversation confirms the need. Peter received audio Bibles to assist in his ministry a few years ago.
As we speak in Dar es Salaam we are preparing Maasai audio Bibles in Tanzania. A shipment of Swahili Bibles arrived and it will be forward it to the missionary near Arusha. In Uganda, we are loading audio Bibles with New Testaments in Juba Arabic. Our Media Centre in Ethiopia is preparing a quote for audio Bibles going to a hospital. In the South African office, we are finishing translating, recording, and processing sermons to be loaded on audio players along with the Bible. In the MegaVoice office in South Africa, we are also preparing Audio bibles going to Northern Mozambique.
It has an effect because testimonies of changed lives are received regularly. Partners repeat their orders with growing numbers of units and they refer others to us!
Please pray and support us. We are thankful that we have received more donations in 2024 than in 2023, but the need in Africa is huge www.megavoice.africa
We now have 600 languages with the complete BibleAudio Bibles are being loaded in a guest house in Malawi.
