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 Pérez, Possibility Ministries director for the church in the Dominican Republic." ANN