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Read more about the article Deaf can lead. Deaf can teach. Deaf can.

Deaf can lead. Deaf can teach. Deaf can.

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:June 5, 2018
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“I was afraid that Deaf people could not manage without hearing leaders. However, I was wrong.”

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Read more about the article Strength for today, bright hope for tomorrow

Strength for today, bright hope for tomorrow

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:May 15, 2018
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On the International Day for the Unreached, will you help us reach 68 million Deaf like Rakesh?

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Read more about the article Deaf in Ethiopia are coming to Christ

Deaf in Ethiopia are coming to Christ

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:March 13, 2018
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Reaching God seemed like an impossible task to Kidane.

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Read more about the article Burundi Deaf transformed by sign language Bible

Burundi Deaf transformed by sign language Bible

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:January 23, 2018
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Life is far from easy in war-torn Burundi. Violence is commonplace, and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. Nonetheless, God is moving among Deaf Burundians in mighty ways. The Gospel is becoming real to Deaf people like Jean Marie.

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Read more about the article Will you pray for our Deaf translators?

Will you pray for our Deaf translators?

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:December 7, 2017
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Please include Deaf translators in your prayers today.

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Read more about the article Changed by God’s Word in Ethiopian Sign Language

Changed by God’s Word in Ethiopian Sign Language

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:November 13, 2017
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"God used the Bible in Ethiopian Sign Language to change my heart from destruction to hope, life, and peace in him."

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Read more about the article Canceled plans: pain or praise?

Canceled plans: pain or praise?

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:October 12, 2017
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I sat down to dinner that night with two Deaf translators from South Sudan. They had invested blood, sweat, and tears to complete these Scripture portions, and I thought they might be disappointed about the cancellation.

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Read more about the article South Sudanese Deaf gain Scripture

South Sudanese Deaf gain Scripture

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:August 31, 2017
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Chaos continues, but hope remains

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Read more about the article Tanzania: God stirs Next Gen Deaf

Tanzania: God stirs Next Gen Deaf

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:August 22, 2017
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“This is a new awakening.”

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Read more about the article New translation consultant for DOOR team

New translation consultant for DOOR team

  • Post author:Katey Hearth
  • Post published:August 16, 2017
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Exciting days lie ahead for Shadrack!

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In addition to lacking resources, trained leaders felt they didn’t have ground support. In order to better provide support to leaders and churches DOOR established 2×2, you can learn more about that here.

DEAF STUDENTS 1-yr. Training

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Michael Buus

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The old “DOOR” was involved in many different Deaf ministries activities – church planting, training, producing videos, running camps, singing tour.  A small group would move to a city, survey the Deaf community, begin reaching out and establish a Deaf ministry. After about a year they would leave one staff person and move on to another city in the US.

As DOOR started to get more and more requests both in the US as well as overseas, they merged with United World Mission (UWM) to help them learn how to reproduce themselves, get more focused and stable financially.

To be more effective at reaching the International Deaf Population DOOR worked with Dr. Lovejoy to learn about the method he developed, Chronological Bible Storying.

By going out on the streets of Nairobi, mainly in the evenings and at night time,  a ministry to the Deaf started with just a hand-full of Deaf who became believers and wanted to learn more about the Bible.  

11 students (9 Deaf and 2 hearing) graduated from DOOR’s Deaf Leadership Training Center after completing one-full year of training to be Deaf church planters/missionaries and trainers in Chronological Bible Storying developed by/for the Deaf.

The First class of DOOR’s Deaf Leadership training program was the first of the Continent based training programs.

DOOR’s Europe location opened in Budapest to better reach the Deaf population in Europe.

The Asia Was established to reach the Deaf Population with it’s home base being in the Philippines.

DOOR’s First Africa office and training center helped to lay the ground work for the larger campus that would come later

There were 18 fellowships meeting throughout all of Kenya that started with DOOR. They wanted to organize together to better support each other and so they met and established their own Fellowship!

The Americas Team arrived in Puerto Rico to reach and train the Deaf Population in the Americas

BULGARIA:  Senka Borisova Flarova (F), Metin Ibriamov Hiuseinov (M), Sofia Dimitrievna Kortac (F), Plamen Stephanov Paunov (M)

MOLDOVA:  Anastas (Dusia) Evdoklya Vasilyevna (F), Boboc Andrei Georgiyevich (M), Boboc Natasha Ivanovna (F). Ceban Nadejda (Nadia) Vasilyevna (F). 

ROMANIS: Ladislau (Laci) Bortos (M), Niculina (Nina) Bortos (F), Ermil Florea (M), Costel Rusus (M)

The DOOR Americas team moved to Costa Rica. After 9-11 the Deaf people from outside the U.S. that were supposed to come to Puerto Rico couldn’t get visas so the office needed to move.

3 from Costa Rica

4 from Honduras

2 from Puerto Rico

1 from Venezuela

13 Deaf  Filipino from Angeles City, Baliwag, Palawan, Tartac, Dagupan, San Fernando & San Pablo

The goal for leaders trained in each country to reach the Deaf in their country hit a snag. There weren’t materials for the Deaf Leaders to use to reproduce. The need for Bible Translations into sign languages became clear. After getting some basic training from Wycliffe each center became a center for Bible Translation and Church Planting

Stuart Thiessen and Philippe Gallant started a Church called Signs of Grace Church that was a multi site church all Deaf Organization. They started providing resources and DOOR Partnered with them for the ASL Translation. This organization became Deaf Harbor.

After much hard work the Kenyan Translation Team and the Sign Language Bible Consultants finished the first 32 stories into Kenyan Sign Language.

It wasn’t feasible to establish a full translation studio in each continent so the decision was made to focus on Kenya campus so the technology could be state of the art. Translation teams now could collaborate and integrate.

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