The 5.7 billion oral communicators in our world include:
2.7 billion unreached people in approximately 3,500 unengaged, unreached people groups
Approximately 2 billion people without the Old Testament
>1,800 unengaged, unreached people groups consisting of 350 million people without a single verse of Scripture in their heart language
1.35 billion oral communicators who may be literate, but prefer to learn through oral means
ION encourages and supports the development of oral strategies to meet this need, such as:
Storytelling
Audio recording, distribution & engagement
New audio tools
Broadcasts
Song and dance
