And all the people shall say, Amen. Deuteronomy 27:16
"Adventist Church Dedicates First Deaf Congregation in Dominican Republic......
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- Deaf congregation has about 15-20 members. Rachel Marte Pierre, 17, was the first of the group to be baptized.
- Church members worked to reach the deaf community by taking sign language classes, organizing a youth group and coordinating transport to church services.
- There are approximately 98,000 people who are deaf in the Dominican Republic.
The congregation is the result of the hard work of a group of young people and adult members of the church who wanted to reach out to the deaf community, said Lidia PĂ©rez, Possibility Ministries director for the church in the Dominican Republic." ANN