This is the second 18-inch plus snowfall this season.  Most east coast Deaf churches had to cancel services this past week due to the 'diggout' that is now in full force.  Some cities recorded snowfall in the 30+ range.  Philadelphia officials say up to 28 inches were dumped on the city.  Washington got similar amounts or more.


Worse yet, is that another storm is following on the heels of this one and is predicted to hit tomorrow (Tuesday and Wednesday); possibly bringing another 8 - 12 inches to Philadelphia.


Thanks for remembering in prayer, the churches and Deaf people who are slowly becoming buried : )

One of the most important types of ministry in the nation would be a ministry to college students.  Jeanne Behm is involved in that type of ministry furthering God’s Kingdom to a large population of the Deaf and hard of hearing students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in Rochester, New York.

Jeanne is a support for the deacon who is in charge of the bible studies for the Deaf.  She summarized, “It's nice to have a male support person along with myself as a female support person to help them grow in the Lord in all the issues they face in college.  We are encouraging / empowering students to take leadership roles on campus.  That is to set up a Christian ‘club.’  (There are so many different clubs but none are Christian for the deaf.)  It will be a good ‘club’ to be recognized on campus.  We have other people working on website ideas to promote fellowship and prayer.  This is the tip of the iceberg since my arrival last January (2009).  God's been good in bringing students of different backgrounds.  They are such an inspiration to me for each one is unique and special in God's eyes and I am learning that, too.”

Take a look at God’s faithfulness in expanding His Kingdom!  Jeanne describes her part in the ministry: “I take one student quite faithfully to our church on Sunday mornings and this student is rounding up some more students to ride with us, too.  We have one interpreter at our church. Our pastor is very good so far to meet the students' needs.  The church is growing and so are we. We experience His faithfulness.”

Jeanne’s prayer request: “Pray for students to perform well in their studies but above all, for their hearts to continue to love the Lord.”  Yes, let’s all do that faithfully!

The NFDeaf.com website has been under maintenance since January 7th.  This maintenance was a transfer of domains from one web hosting account (that was shared with another ministry) to it's own hosting account.  In the process, the server DNS has to re-propagate over the internet and local networks. 

I'm happy to report that the web is back up and the changes have been successful.

Happy key-stroking : )

NF Deaf Webguy

2010 National Deaf Culture Fellowship (NF) Convention will happen at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We can stay in the NCU dorms - cheaper than hotels!

THEME: “Thy Kingdom Come”
DATES: June 21-26, 2010 (Mon - Sat)

*Registration begins Mon., June 21st at 3:00 pm
*Services end Friday evening, June 26th
*Must be out of NCU dorms by Sat. morning (no NF events happening this day)
*Our interim NF secretary, Rev. Chris Hughes, says more information will be coming to you soon! Keep watching for it! Plan now!

The final morning of the 2009 Impact Prayer gathering in Philly was capped-off by sharing our "Dreams" for NF.  What can God do through us if we'll let Him; If we'll cooperate; if we'll know His will and direction; if we'll Just Do Something too big for us and perfect for Him to handle?


We spent the morning in worship led by Marva Petrus, and an extended, spontaneous prayer afterwards before we began throwing out ideas of what God might do in our local ministries, and in NF, through us. 


Next year's location was discussed but not decided on.  Locations on the West Coast, South, and Midwest were discussed.  The East coast wasn't offered since the IP was hosted on the East this year.  The location will be posted at the Impact Prayer link by February of 2010.  A concerted effort will be made, also, to invite and get a commitment from more of our pastors to join and share together in this most important event.

One of the attendees of the 2009 "Philly" National Impact Prayer meeting, Emory Dively, made a comment that..."we often refer to Impact Prayer by it's initials "I. P."  When you think about it, that's right, because when, in the tech world you refer to an "ip address," you're often referring to a web, email, or vp contact address; it's the address someone else uses to contact you. " 

Heaven's IP Address:     Pra.yer.24.777

Impact prayer, 2009, was just that...contacting heaven on behalf of ourselves, God's people, God's church, and lost Deaf souls.

Deaf ministry delegates from 19 countries around the world gathered together for the four day World Deaf Assembly of God (WDAG) 2009 conference.  It's difficult to explain the impact of this conference as a whole simply because there are so many facets that impact the lives of those in attendance. Of course there are the messages from the Word of God by international Deaf pastors and Hearing pastors who are working in Deaf ministries around the world. Lives are touched and encouraged. The heat of ministry is quenched by the water of the Spirit in these tremendous congregational meetings.


This is only a part of how one is likely to be impacted at these meetings.  There are also the missions reports which are presented by representatives from every country present.  One would think that the smaller countries would be mostly impacted by what God is doing in the vast ministries like America and other countries represented. However, this writer believes just the opposite is true.  It is humbling to see what God is doing in and through the lives of Deaf men and women who have yielded themselves, spirit and body, for the master's use.  These brothers and sisters have mostly started with nothing and have seen the hand of God move mightily in their circumstances.  It is awe-inspiring, as you sit over a meal, or in the conference lobby at 11:00 at night with one light burning near the elevators to talk about their families and their ministries in Japan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and other far away places where most of us will never walk.


One thing that becomes clear again and again in a conference like the World Deaf AG Conference, is that the God which we serve is also active in the lives of those around the globe, in many of the same way in which we experience Him in our cities and churches and ministries.  He is no respecter of persons and the one who appears to be the lowest in every measurable area of life, often times, turns out to be the one being used by God the most.