Halfway There26 Elo 2019

155: Jim Bowman and the Heart of the Father

Jim Bowman is a missionary to people who learn orally which makes sharing the Gospel a different process than most of us in the West are used to using. Today, Jim shares the story of learning to trust God as his father because his own father was less than trustworthy (hint: he stole a diamond later worn by Elizabeth Taylor). He also shares how he and his wife discovered that written words are not always the best way to communicate the Gospel and the methods they developed to share it instead. Turns out, the Gospel is still a great story from the greatest Storyteller ever. Listen to Jim’s story today! Stories Jim shared:

Growing up in San Diego in a troubled background
Learning his father was a famous diamond thief
Going to a Billy Graham meeting and deciding to follow Jesus
Missions trips that began to foster a love for missions
His calling to missions in Mexico where he discovered the oral nature of learning
Learning how to minister to Mexican tribes
Discovering that many oral cultures have great memories
The method he developed to help oral cultures learn the Bible
How is wife died quickly from breast cancer
Dealing with God as his father

Great quotes from Jim:

I was tired of the excuses my father was giving me and I wanted to obey that voice from within.

We need to find a way to share the Gospel without using technology.

We teach people that Jesus first was a storyteller.

Resources we mentioned:

Building Bridges to Oral Cultures: Journeys Among the Least-Reached by K. Carla Bowman with Jim Bowman
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