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- One third of the world cannot read the language they speak.
- Another third of the world chooses to learn through non-written methods.
- Together, two thirds of the world; 4,000,000,000 people are Oral Learners.
They will not learn about God by reading the Bible. Nor will they learn through tracts or literature. They will only learn if someone tells them.
News:
- Dr. Elmer Towns, co-founder of Liberty University, agrees to serve on the Oral Learners Initiative advisory board.
- OLI Missionaries Robb Hawks and Paul Parks spent three weeks in Vododara and Jaipur, India helping Indian national leaders produce the first olBi course in Gujarati, Hindi, and Tamil.
 India Trip births new initiative as OLI is asked to create an Oral Learners Bible Institute to train illiterate men and women to become pastors and church leaders.- Robb Hawks appointed Director of OLI as current director John & Ruth retire.
- General Overseer of the Church of God, Mark Williams, endorses OLI.
- Bengali Shout in Production, OLI missionary Robb Hawks visits Dhaka, Bangladesh to record "Storms of Life" in Bengali.
- Dr. D. Mohan, General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, India, invites OLI to return to India and pursue partnerships with 12 District Superintendents to teach how to use Shout to evangelize and plant churches.
- OLI team mebers present "orality" to Global Initiative, OLI missionaries John Merrell and Robb Hawks presented storytelling and methodology to increase effective outreach to Muslims.
- Dr. George Wood, Gen. Superintendent of the A/G USA endorses OLI & SHOUT.
- Dr. Elmer Towns, Co-Founder Liberty Univsity endorses SHOUT.
Project Updates:
olBi completes and deploys first course in Gujarati, Hindi, and Tamil.
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