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UPCI Deaf Evangelism Ministry is to evangelize and empower the Deaf with the gospel. To teach and train interpreters in a manner that demonstrates a respect for Deaf culture and language.
Look who went to National Deaf Conference!
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Evangelism!... witnessing...giving your testimony, telling family, friends and co-workers. This is fulfilling the Great Commission. Christian evangelism means sharing our faith with others. According to Webster, evangelism means: zealous preaching and dissemination of the gospel, as through missionary work. As Pentecostals, this has been the mainstay of our revivals, camp meetings, and evangelistic services. Win the lost at any cost! Every Soul Counts! Envision, Equip, Empower! These statements challenge us to disciple souls. We train Christians to evangelize, teaching/training them how to witness effectively. Our goal? The whole gospel to the whole world!
There are no accurate numbers for the general deaf population. The numbers we do have are staggering. 250 Million deaf people worldwide and of that number just 1.5 to 2 percent of deaf people are Christians (as opposed to 30 percent of hearing people). Only about 7 percent of deaf people even know the name of Jesus Christ. * The United States alone has over 28 million deaf. The culturally Deaf do not view Deafness as a disability. Deafness has been one of the most misunderstood of all disabilities. Even today, the Deaf Community must overcome barriers, prejudices, discriminations and misunderstandings of their language and their culture.
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