This is the Website of Audio Urdu Bible!
This website had been launched on August 2005 for the first time to provide
Audio Urdu Bible through Internet. And It was updated,
on the occasion of Production of Audio Urdu Bible CD on February 2008.
Purpose
Official literacy rate of Pakistan is 49%(2007). But it is much lower for the poor, uneducated Christians. Therefore many people can not read although the Bible book is available. If they can not read, We can help the poeple of Pakistan to listen to the Bible!!. This is Purpose of this project!
The Audio Urdu Bible will be delivery via Internet and Portable Player. It can be used for training of Christian, evanzelism for non-belivers, language training of missionaries, gisft for Urdu speaking labors abroad worldwide.
Production and Copyright
The Audio Urdu Bible is the product of Audio Bible Project jointly conducted by Korea Computer Mission and Pakistan Bible Society. These two organisations have its copyright. Manuscript is "The Holy Bible in Urdu, Revised Edition" published by Pakistan Bible Society.
Work
The recording and correction has started in 2002 and finished in 2005. The production of the Audio Urdu Bible in 3 compact disc format has been finally completed and its official distribution starts in January 2008. Now we are distributing Audio Urdu Bible in a stand-alone portable player instead of CDs.
The recording and error correcting work were conducted by Pakistan Christian Recording Ministries and proof reading and many other work were done by Urdu teachers, pastors, seminary students, staffs of Christian organisations, and volunteers.
Management of the whole process, digitalization of the recordings/production the CD and Portable Players for distribution, and internet work were conducted by Korea Computer Mission.
Fund
The fund for this project was raised through donations from Korean churches and people.
CD Distribution
The Audio Urdu Bible will be distributed by Pakistan Bible Society, Paskitan Christian Recording Ministries and Korea Computer Mission.