Love Wins in Rwanda
Verera is the only Deaf person in her village. Without education, and a complete sign language, she faces isolation within her community.
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent with 1.3 billion people.
Verera is the only Deaf person in her village. Without education, and a complete sign language, she faces isolation within her community.
God’s Word is alive among the Deaf community in Dar es Salaam!
One day, I asked my uncle, “who made the trees? Who made the sky?” He gave me a book with a picture of a smiling man. When I asked him who it was, he replied, “Jesus, Jesus.” He pointed to the sky and tried to tell me that this man made everything.
Patience is believing God to keep His promises in His perfect timing. See how Joseph and his translation team prayed and waited on the Lord for 15 years to visit the promised land.
Scripture says, Do not fear but have faith! During this time of uncertainty, thank you for praying for our teams and friends!
At first, when I lost my hearing, I thought God was punishing me. Matthew 7:7 came to mind, so I kept asking the Lord, “Why? Why me, Lord?
One day, a Deaf pastor, who also is a member of the Filipino Sign Language Bible translation team, brought Ira a DVD that had 10 Bible stories on it in her language.
Being the only Deaf person in my family, I attended a Christian vocational school for the Deaf. There are very few schools for the Deaf in Uganda. The few schools we do have are primarily run by Christians.
I first saw Scripture in Ugandan Sign Language during my third year of secondary school. I was 14 years old. It was so wonderful!