International (MNN) — Do you remember how you first learned about Jesus? Did your parents read you Bible stories as a child?
“While Deaf people may be around written Scripture, many of them have been missing information about that Scripture for many years,” DOOR International’s Rob Myers says.
“Reading is a sound-based activity. We grew up with a language, and then we learn to read it. But that’s not true for Deaf people.”
DOOR International equips Deaf Christians to bring the Gospel to unreached Deaf communities. More about that here.
“DOOR, under various names and in various roles, has been in Deaf ministry now for 40 years,” Myers says.
(Photo courtesy of DOOR International)
Last year, “we had a celebration in Kenya where we had over 16 different African countries send representatives to partake in that celebration,” he continues.
“[It was a] wonderful opportunity to see leaders who’ve grown through the ministry and either have remained with DOOR and continued translation or discipleship work, or they’ve branched out, and God’s used them to begin other ministries and planted other seeds.”
Through church planting and sign language Bible translation, Deaf are reaching Deaf for Christ.
“We’re excited about the prospects that are ahead, and what God’s not just doing through existing Deaf work, but the seeds that have been planted that are beginning to bear fruit in some new areas,” Myers says.
Is the Lord calling you to serve in Deaf ministry? Connect with DOOR International and see the open positions here.
Pray for wisdom and discernment for DOOR leadership as they meet candidates and hold interviews to fill vacancies.
“Typically, if someone has a lot of sign language background, then we’re trying to catch them up on the biblical content,” Myers says.
“If they come with a biblical background, then we’re trying to catch them up with the sign language content.”
Header and story images courtesy of DOOR International.
