With the 2024 Summer Olympics a few days away, one ministry is getting ready to share the gospel in Paris during the event in a unique way.
Trans World Radio (TWR) Europe is bringing an aspect of the Christian faith to the summer Olympics in Paris, France. They are launching something called 'Games Talk' that includes three connected aspects. The Olympics run from July 26 until Aug. 11.
"[Games Talk] is framed around three main actions," says Cécile Chan-Janiaud with TWR Europe. "The first is about touring the city of Paris. [Its] goal is to connect with people in Paris and, through the activities that are going to take place around the bus, to connect them with churches in Paris."
The other two aspects of 'Games Talk' involve media. Journalists with TWR will interview athletes that have Christian values and then the ministry will use artificial intelligence (AI) to translate the interviews in many different languages.
"Our global network is taking the gospel to 33 countries in 35 languages across this spiritually forgotten continent," says TWR on their website.
The ministry assures people that while they're using AI technology, a person will still thoroughly look through each transcript to make sure it is accurate.
"The goal is to see their faith and how God has been working through their life to use sport for God’s glory," Chan-Janiaud says. "The fact that we’re able to leverage artificial intelligence is really a game changer here to make this content available almost in real-time."
PHARE FM, a network of 20 Christian radio stations across France, is teaming up with TWR to share the message of God's grace and goodness in athletes' lives through 'Games Talk.'
"It’s pretty hard to talk about religion and about God in the public arena. However, what I can see, what we can experience as a French Christian person, is that people are so hungry and eager to find [the] answer to the meaning of life."
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