Mon
Jan 18, 2010 7:14pm EST
A Be Thou Warmed, Be Thou
Filled Alert.
Not any Bible. These are
solar-powered audible Bibles that can broadcast the holy
scriptures in Haitian Creole to 300 people at a time.
Called the "Proclaimer," the audio Bible
delivers "digital quality" and is designed for "poor and
illiterate people," the Faith Comes By Hearing group said. It added 600
of the devices were already on their way to
The Albuquerque-based
organization said it was responding to the Haitian crisis by "providing
faith, hope and love through God's Word in audio."
With tens of thousands of
"The Proclaimer is
self-powered and can play the Bible in the jungle, desert or ... even on the
moon!" said the website www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/.
(Writing by Anthony
Boadle, editing by Pascal Fletcher
The Proclaimer audio bible
An audio bible that is
solar powered or crank generator powered.
An installed microchip contains Scriptures in the heart language;
chip will not erase or wear out from frequent playing.
· The battery will play for 15 hours and can be recharged enough times to play the entire New Testament more than 1,000 times.
· The Proclaimer has 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.
$100 US New Testament (Call for quantity pricing.)
$159 US Entire Bible (Call
for quantity pricing.)