40th Anniversary Celebration

During the weekend of November 5 – 7, Deaf Missions will be celebrating 40 years of ministry with deaf people, their families and friends! We will be sharing accomplishments of the past, plans for the future and presenting lives who have been impacted by Deaf Missions. Best of all, you’re invited! Will you join us?


Click here to go to the Deaf Missions 40th Anniversary Celebration page for more information:

Complete schedule of events
Printable announcement is available.
Printable Fun Run/Walk Flyer available.

Hope to see you here!!

New DM Staff Picture (Fall 2010)

(Front Row, L to R):
Mark Lowenstein, Director of Training and Outreach
Joseph Josselyn, Director of Visuals
Chad Entinger, Executive Director

(Middle Row, L to R):
Jose Abenchuchan, Director of Bible Translation
Jolynn Stinehagen, Publications Editor
Alexa Abenchuchan, Eastern Europe Missionary
Mavis Brink, Business Manager
Jo Krueger, Executive Assistant/Editor
Rachel Burkum, Order Manager
Glory Entinger, Interpreter
Alicia Kraft, Layout Designer
Stacey Morgan, Dean of Extension Program
Michelle Lowenstein, Front Desk Receptionist

(Back Row, L to R):
Duane King, Founder
Alex Abenchuchan, Eastern Europe Missionary
Bill Pike, Printer
Jeff Osborne, Maintenance
Clarene Erickson, Bible Correspondence Representative
Matt Keller, Artist
Trevor Keller, Systems Administrator

Bible Info

A very special thanks to my brother in Christ, Darrin Forshay (Leesburg, Virginia) for sending me these links to add to your Bible study journey:

CHECK IT OUT!!!

For grade-level reading Bibles, click here!

Out-of-print English Version for the Deaf Bible is now online!

Trivia #1 Answer

Last week's trivia question was:

Which of the following animals were the Israelites forbidden to eat by the Old Testament?

The votes were:

Sheep - 2 people (8%)
Goat - 11 people (45%)
Rabbit - 7 people (29%)
Antelope - 4 people (16%)

Answer is:

Rabbit.....

Read Deuteronomy 14:3-8

Thanks for playing... New Trivia posted...

Volunteering

Take a peek at what we do every quarter to keep you informed on the "Happenings" at Deaf Missions. We had a bunch of volunteers today getting ready to mail out the "Deaf Missions Report"... I learned approximately 30,000 envelope have been placed in the reports. This is a great way to keep you informed and thank you for your support! Check out the video...

Sit at the Feet of Jesus

I personally find this story in Luke 10:38-42 (NIV) quite fascinating:

“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

Who do you find yourself more like these days? Mary or Martha? Busy and distracted by all the preparations that need to be made and work that needs to be done, or full by sitting at the Lord’s feet listening to what he is saying to you as He leads you, your life and your ministry? One of our greatest challenges as Christians is to remain full in Him.

Now, is it wrong for us to work and get things done? No. But, it is better to spend time with Jesus. What is worse? When we become so busy, worried and upset that we do not spend time with Jesus. I’m afraid to say that is probably true of many Christians. We become so busy, so distracted, so worried and so upset we forget what is better – to sit at the feet of Jesus, listen to Him, learn from Him and depend on Him to guide us in our daily lives and ministries.

Here is a poem titled “Busy vs. Full” (Author Unknown):

Busy is frantic, shallow, stressed, out of control.
Full is satisfying, fruitful, paced and controlled, rich.

Busy takes control of time and energy.
Full renews my strength and comes from a life under the Spirit.

Busy is the broken cistern that cannot hold water.
Full flows from the spring of living water.

Busy declares, “I’m important, I’m indispensable. I have value because so many people need me and my services.”
Full says, “Apart from Christ, I can do nothing, but with Him all things are possible. I need Him.”

Busy is driven, pushed.
Full is called.

Busy is motivated by the “Badge of busyness,” loving to talk about how busy one is, receiving sympathy or admiration for busyness.
Full is motivated by pleasing the Father, performing for an audience of One.

Busy gets results.
Full brings rewards.

Busy is distracted by many things, worries, concerned, wondering why no one else is helping and why no one else seems to care.
Full is receiving, trusting God as the provider and source.

Busy says, “Don’t bother me right now, I don’t have time.”
Full says, “Come, rest, and drink in abundance.”

Lamentations 3:26a says, “The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him…” Lord, help us to be more like Mary who “has chosen what is better.”

Zombieland

Look back to the moment when you first became a Christian. Maybe you didn't know what you're getting yourself into? Satan hates Christians. He's in a full-scale battle against them. Before you became a Christian, you were a walking zombie with other zombies in the world.

But now...

God put LIFE in you and you find yourselves struggling against the enemy, Satan. "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world." 1 John 2:16 (nas) Here, the world loves darkness and hates the light. In the gospel of John, Jesus warned us that darkness hates the light.

Satan is darkness.
Satan is the "god of this world" (2 Cor. 4:4)
Satan is the "prince of the power of the air" (Ephesians 2:2)
Satan is also the Master of lust.

Lust is unlawful in the eyes of God. It corrupts. It destroys. Whether it be a lust for sexual sin, for materialism, for money, for power. Lust draws us back into zombieland. The more lust we experience, the deader we'll become. Lust is alive and will never be satisfied so don't feed it. The more we feed our lust, the harder it will be to kill it. Stop feeding it!

The Bible says the Christian have "escaped" the corruption that is in the world through lust. In 2 Peter 1:4, "Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." What a great promise He has given us!

Sadly, there's one problem. We're seeing more and more Christians returning to the graveyards of the world.

"If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning." 2 Peter 2:20 (niv)

Mind if I clarify this Scripture? Christians used to escape the corruption of Satan when they gave their lives to the Lord. They un-zombified themselves allowing Jesus to put life in them. When they returned to zombieland, the eyes of the Lord are on them and He will bring swift judgment.

If we know the eyes of the Lord is in every place watching the evil and the good, and that He brings every accounts to judgment, we're encouraged to know His faithful love and our reverent fear of the Lord:

"Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil." Proverbs 16:6 (niv)

God bless you!