March 11, 2008
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I wish my parents could have been a part of this….
I am a child of deaf parents and this was a very interesting article to read… As I read this coming from an interpreter mindset that I had from my upbringing, I found this refreshing.
Deaf People Find Jesus in Estonia
Large numbers of the country’s deaf are becoming Christians through a ministry launched from a former submarine base
@portiajules - yes they were as well as my step father. I also have a niece who is deaf she is my husband’s brother’s daughter.
@lydellphoto - I did the show “Children of a Lesser God” in college so I learned some sign language then…how interesting..the church I go to has a very active deaf ministry..sometimes I just sit and watch the interpreters…
what a great story. i have a good friend whose parents were deaf. i tried to learn some sign language, but without a lot of practice and use, i’ve forgotten a lot of it.
That’s so awesome.
Our church has a deaf ministry. They have chapel (Sunday church service) during the reg. 2nd service. They have a class going on to teach others ASL too. They do so much here. It’s a great ministry for this area since I believe we’re the only church with that option.
God is doing amazing things in our world today… the Word is going out! Amen!
Blessings, Bee
AMEN!!! One thing I’m excited about is that the deaf are being encouraged to lead. Australia has a totally different mindset. I was reading an article from, I think, Chrisma magazine about Pastor Brian H. from the Hillsong church, and he says the Assemblies of God there is a bit different than here, much more prone to what we wimpy Americans would call “risk taking”. In my days of coordinating a worldwide deaf program for the church I was in, I got to know some Australian interpreters… they say Australian sign is closer to ASL than it is to British Sign. Btw when I started teaching I thought I was leaving the deaf community. Now, teaching ASL and being around the DHH program AND just “happening” to find a church I like, that just “happens” to have deaf people and interpreting, I think Somebody wants me back in the deaf community again:)
Wow!
that is really really cool ! thanks for sharing 
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Thank you so much for this post. Bryan linked me to this site. I am deaf, and I also recently started a Deaf Ministry at my church. This is an incredible story, I’d love to pass it on.
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