God is at work in the Thai Deaf community. Already this year, Thais have developed 12 videos because of your gifts. The most recent passages they translated and prepared for production are stories introducing the gospel. In addition to video production, Thais led a theological training in July to teach other Deaf from Thailand how to utilize the Scriptures. This training led to two people accepting Christ as Savior. Praise God! A dozen more believers want to form small groups to learn more about the Bible and what it says about Jesus. With your partnership, three Deaf churches in Thailand utilize these Bible videos as a part of their discipleship program. Pray for these new small groups to effectively share the gospel with seeking Thai Deaf and disciple new believers to become healthy church leaders.
God’s Word is spreading. Just as the early churches shared with one another in the spread of the gospel, Thai Deaf are sharing with Indonesian Deaf how to deliver the good news in innovative ways. Thai Deaf have assisted Indonesian nationals in starting their own translation project, with Indonesians already filming 20 Scripture passages. They joined with Indonesians in theological training and now have a Deaf church in Indonesia using these videos to equip and train new believers. Pray for strong leadership among Indonesian Deaf as they produce and utilize videos to share the gospel and strengthen believers.
Thank you for your generosity and prayers. Your sacrificial gifts and intercession are truly transforming lives as we partner together to solve the world’s greatest problem, lostness. 
Deaf and hard-of-hearing peoples live in an invisible world of stereotypes. More than 200 distinct sign languages have common roots that enable the Deaf to communicate cross-culturally, but most in the approximately 70-million-person global Deaf community have never seen Jesus's name signed. Often ignored and oppressed, the Deaf are some of the least evangelized people on earth.
Deaf communities comprise nearly one percent of any urban center. Though on the surface they are often indistinguishable from the hearing population, their differences in language and culture often result in their oppression. They find more common ground with other Deaf people—even those from other cultures. Across cultures, the Deaf share one great need: They need Jesus.
The gospel is for all people, and the Great Commission is for every believer, both hearing and Deaf. Ask God to raise up Deaf and hearing believers to embrace the limitless opportunities to take the gospel to Deaf communities.