In early 2023 HeartCry began partnering with a ministry focused on developing apps that promote Christian audiobooks and other sound resources in major world languages. The ministry began with Turkish-language content and has since expanded to include Arabic, Farsi, and Russian. These resources are translated, professionally recorded, and made accessible through language-specific apps, enabling easy access and sharing among Christians globally.
HeartCry supports the ministry through monthly financial contributions, strategic advice, and by connecting the ministry with international partners, publishers, and churches. Based out of Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC, the ministry operates under the guidance of its church elders and deacons. Paul Carrington leads the project, managing a global team that includes translators, audio producers, publishers, and app developers.”
Paul Carrington shares about the ministry:
“How do you reach the most unreached parts of the world with God’s word and sound teaching? Especially when many cultures are primarily auditory learners? There are entire populations still living in the valley of the shadow of death. There are places where churches, leaders and saints are hungry for solid teaching. Using technology, we are seeking to spread sound doctrine to these places. Broken into 3 categories (doctrine, Christian living and Church history) we’ve published hundreds of trustworthy resources in these languages and professionally audio-recorded them.
The books and resources are from trustworthy men down through the ages: John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, R.C. Sproul, Paul Washer, Joel Beeke, J.C. Ryle, Martin Lloyd-Jones, Thomas Watson and others. Impactful biographies like Luther, Adoniram Judson, John Knox, Augustine, Lady Jane Grey, Raymond Lull and several more.
If you know people in these language groups, or missionaries laboring among them, please share these apps with them.”
Arabic
Website: www.audioalwaha.com
View on Apple App Store
View on Google Play Store
This is our newest app. Arabic is the official or co-official language of 25 countries. Pray for the lands of North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq… places where we already have people using the app.
Turkish
Website: www.hristiyanses.com
View on Apple App Store
View on Google Play Store
By percentage, Turks are the most unreached people group in the world. In a population of over 86 million people, there are perhaps 5,000-7,000 evangelical believers (0.006%). Of course, Turks are spread all over the world with large populations in Western Europe, USA, Canada and even Australia.
Farsi
View on Apple App Store
View on Google Play Store
Farsi is spoken in Iran and parts of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Islam is not the only obstacle here, but the false gospel as well. As a first language, approximately 70 million speak Farsi, ranking it among the world’s 20 most widely spoken languages.
Russian
(website: www.audioslovo.org)
View on Apple App Store
View on Google Play Store
We have users not only in Russia, but Kazahkstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Ukraine and more. As the world’s 9th most spoken language, approximately 148 million people speak Russian as their mother tongue.