Solar MP3 Player story

"Do you have any more of those little things? You know, those things
with the little solar panel and the Bible in Nangchere? Will Jonathan
ever get more?" These questions have been swirling around the
neighborhood for a long time now.

Earlier, when we were trying out these little solar-powered mp3 players
to see how they would work in this harsh environment, we had loaned one
to our guard. It had the books Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John spoken in
the local language. He had loaned it to one of our workers who took it
home to his family. Here is their story.

Although this worker is illiterate, he is a hard worker and intelligent.
His wife, of course, is illiterate as well. When he brought a portion of
the audio Bible in his native language home with him on the mp3 player,
he and his wife gathered around to listen.

The stories they heard amazed them. Some of the stories were familiar,
but full of life and details they had not known before. Other stories
were new. As his wife listened to one story in particular, she was
convicted by the Holy Spirit that she must go find her child and
apologize to her for something. She felt compelled to do so until she
made things right.

Later, this woman commented to our guard, "If we could have this in our
family every day, our family would be different. My husband would be a
better husband and I would be a better wife. When can we have one of these?"

It is true. God's Word is powerful and brings conviction of sin. We all
would be better off if we were to have the Word of God on our minds
throughout the day. We would be better people, through God's power.