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 The Proclaimer is truly a 21st century way to hear the Word of God! Produced by Faith Comes By Hearing, The Proclaimer uses an installed microchip that contains the entire New Testament of the Bible in Ciyawo!
The chip will not erase or wear out from frequent playing. In using The Proclaimer, the battery that comes with this radio-like device will play for 15 hours and can be recharged enough times to play the entire New Testament more than 1,000 times. It uses a built-in generator and solar panel to charge the battery. The solar panel, in addition to charging the battery, will run The Proclaimer even without battery power as long as there is sunlight. The sound is digital quality and loud enough to be heard clearly by groups as large as 300.
In September of 2008, the Ciyawo version of this audio player was officially launched in Mangochi boma. Other reports from Malawi (perhaps regarding the Chichewa version) are coming in.
According to a spokesman at the Bible Society of Malawi, these Proclaimers are available to listening clubs in Malawi: small groups of people who agree to gather together each week to listen to portions from the Word of God via The Proclaimer. When they finish the New Testament, they are elegible to receive a certificate. A minimal charge of about 1000 to 1500 Malawian Kwacha would be paid per copy. It is best to work through your church in requesting copies.
For missionaries and other groups who do not work through church groups, it is possible to request copies for small groups you work with. To do so, provide details about your groups (including names, location, etc.) to the Bible Society in the form of a request for The Proclaimer.
Free Download
For those with Internet access, a free download of the audio bible is available to PC and Mac users who download a free copy of the Audio Bible Download Manager software (3MB). With this software you can download your own copy of the Ciyawo New Testament (300MB) as well as hundreds of other languages.
For more information, contact any of the following at the Bible Society of Malawi offices: wngalawa(at)biblesocieties(dot)org; cmayuni(at)biblesocieties(dot)org; kmuyaya(at)biblesocieties(dot)org; mbello(at)biblesocieties(dot)org. (When you write your email, simply replace the (at) with "@" and (dot) with a "." We do this to prevent email spam.)
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