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Orality in the time of COVID-19

Posted by Connie Seale , in Orality, Africa 29 July 2020 - - - - - - · 0 views

Orality in the time of COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of our lives touching most everyone in the world. This has demanded creativity so that we could continue to minister to people in this changing reality. Orality, (telling Bible stories and finding their treasures through questions) has taken a surprising turn during this time. IN AFRICA:
In Guinea, before the...



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Market Day

Posted by Connie Seale , in Orality, Africa 22 January 2019 - - - - - - · 0 views

A story as shared with me by IWs to Africa: 
Pastor G and the Sunday Market 
In West Africa, each town and village has a weekly market day. Perhaps normally they have some things available but on "market day" it is like the mall comes to town. On that day of the week, merchants come from all over and set up their displays in the open market....



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Get on the Ark!

Posted by Renee , in Africa, Orality 08 February 2013 - - - - - - · 1742 views

It was a bright cheery day when Stephen came over for a visit.  We had started going through the Orality stories together weeks before and now we were on the story of Noah.  Stephen liked to hear the stories and didn't mind helping me practice saying them to him.  

After we had been through the story together a few times, I asked him if he knew that...



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Please Tell Me Another Story

Posted by Renee , in Africa, Orality 10 December 2012 - - - - - - · 1787 views

I was meeting with my Muslim friend, Myriam, regularly to tell her Bible stories.  She was hungry and thirsty for truth and was always eager for my visits with hot mint tea sitting on the table when I arrived.

I didn't realize that Myriam was naturally repeating and retelling the stories to her husband each time.  Her husband, a devout Muslim, was not...



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Everyone Stops to Listen

Posted by Renee , in Africa, Orality 10 December 2012 - - - - - - · 1495 views

On street corners and in market places in Africa, one can often see groups of men and women gathered to listen to someone tell a story.   This is a natural part of an "oral society" and is their primary means of transmitting information.  I realized one day how powerful the "told" story is.  

My family was invited to a wedding party at...



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