2033

What’s Next: Vision 2033

Our goal:To partner with like-minded ministries to record Scripture in every language of the world that needs it by the year 2033, and make these recordings freely available by every means possible.

2033
Today

God’s Word for Every Person

Faith Comes By Hearing has Bible recordings in 1380 languages spoken by 6.1 billion people. Over 85 million people in virtually every country have been reached through our wide range of programs

Today
2017

Gospel Films

A fruitful partnership with LUMO leads to the production of Gospel Films—word-for-word movies of the Gospels created to be overlaid by any language recording. By 2033, we aim to produce at least one Gospel Film in every language that needs it, so that people worldwide can hear and see God’s Word!

2017
2016

Deaf Bible Society

Deaf Bible Society becomes its own organization to advance sign language Bible translations and to engage Deaf people groups with the gospel

2016
2016

Render

Render, a software to facilitate oral translation, is launched with partners Seed Company and Pioneer Bible Translators

2016
2015

Global Bible Network

is developed to get God’s Word to hard-to-reach and remote areas

2015
2013

Virtual Recording

launches to accelerate partner recordings

2013
2012

Deaf Bible App

is released to engage the Deaf, one of the largest unreached people groups worldwide

2012
2010

The Digital Bible Platform

and Bible.is app launch to provide developers and smartphone users with Bible recordings and texts

2010
2009

The Mini Proclaimer

is introduced

2009
2008

Military BibleSticks

are introduced to bring God’s Word to U.S. troops

2008
2007

Every Church Every Village

launches as a program to equip short-term mission travelers

2007
2004

The Proclaimer

is developed and unveiled

2004
1995

Name Change

Hosanna becomes known as Faith Comes By Hearing

1995
1989

Bible Listening Programs

begin in U.S. churches

1989
1987

Audio Drama New Testaments

are first released

1987
1972

Founding

Hosanna, later to be known as Faith Comes By Hearing, is founded as a Christian tape-lending library

1972

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