Gideon Bible App

It is so very convenient for me to hear the Bible read out-loud to me. I listen to it every day. I get my daily spiritual nutrition from it. I also do topical study, and can cover a lot of material in less time. This way, I can “read” many chapters of the Bible, even when my hands and eyes are preoccupied with other things, and still read the Bible. Sometimes I go back and re-read as needed to digest the material. Moreover, I sometimes get different things that I do not get when I read the same passage with my eyes, than having it read to me. Great, just great.

Gideon friends of ours, Gary and Eleanor Zweigle introduces us to the app when we were staying with them while on furlough in Olympia Washington from our assignment with the Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines. I used the Tagalog version of the Bible at that time. Since then, we have moved to Papua New Guinea to work with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and I needed a Bible in Tok Pisin. I was so happy to know that the Gideon App had this language as well! Thank you for making a great app that people from so many languages and places can access God's word in their own language or in a language they are learning to make a greater kingdom impact!

I have looked for two days for a good website or app to read the Bible since leaving mine at my sisters a few days ago. Tonight, I thought of the Gidians and figured I’d give it a try. After searching, I quickly found it and then after reading some of the reviews, I didn’t hesitate. It was so refreshing as soon, as I opened it. I had no idea this was an option, and with all the features. Thank you so much for giving every person access to the word of God whenever they may need it. God Bless.

This App is being constantly being up dated with new translations. I wish the Daily Bible Reading Schedule was available on this App. A friend downloaded this App because he had lived in southern India and found the language spoken there. He left to fill his gas tank and met a man at the station who spoke Tamil. My friend asked if he would listen to some of the reading and tell him if the reading was good quality. The man listened, and asked if he could get it. My friend helped him download the App right there.

I was so excited to get this app today, and I know it will come in handy from time to time for many people, but I was especially excited to share the app with a missionary friend who is trying to learn Hebrew at the moment and hopes to live in Israel next year. Much to my disappointment, I did not find Hebrew in this list of languages. This really surprised me, because I thought surely that Hebrew would be one of the first languages thought of for this app. Perhaps later on the Hebrew will be added… I hope and pray. But thank you for the many languages that are listed here. God bless, and Shalom.