Deaf Initiative Update, April 2021
Related Projects
Related Stories
After just a year, Christar workers saw a church form in a North African community that hadn't had one in a millennium. How did it happen?
Christar is one of the many organizations that have partnered with the Alliance for the Unreached in striving to see the Great Commission fulfilled...
In the midst of coronavirus restrictions, God is opening doors for ministry around the world!
It started with a weekly prayer meeting. Now, several years down the road, we rejoice that Christar workers are serving among the Deaf!
Over the course of two decades, Christar workers in the Middle East saw God answer prayer after prayer for a growing church plant.
A new hub for outreach in South Asia is complete … but this isn’t the beginning of ministry there.
Yuko didn't think she'd find a believing husband. Takashi wasn't interested in Christ. But as people far away prayed, God changed their stories.
Where Solomon* lives, converting to Christianity is a capital offense. He's been held captive, interrogated and beaten. But he's remained faithful.
NorthRidge Church, Christar and the Richardsons beautifully illustrate the three-way partnership between the agency, the church and field workers.
Praise God with us for the blessings and answers to prayers that He has brought about through the Deaf Initiative!
On our own, we couldn’t mobilize Deaf believers to share the gospel with least-reached Deaf. But God is making it possible through His people.
Christar is praying for Deaf believers, who can readily connect with least-reached Deaf, to go on a second short-term trip to the Middle East.
In an overwhelmingly Muslim community, two young men are boldly teaching the Bible. Without a local church, how do they learn to share the good news?
A short-term trip to serve among the Persian Deaf laid a foundation for long-term ministry among these least-reached people.
Bringing the good news of Jesus to Deaf living amid least-reached communities is a monumental undertaking. But God is even bigger than this task!
_1639424523_600x400.jpg)
Organizations reaching the Deaf should not be silos, whether they are Deaf- or hearing-led. Christar looks to partner with existing ministries!
As the Deaf Initiative is starting to take shape, we are praying for a big request: We are asking God to raise up Deaf workers for the Deaf Harvest.
John, Director of Church Partnership for the CMCUS, shares how field workers are an extension of local churches that send and support.
You prayed for the Deaf Initiative, and God has been pleased to begin bringing answers to those prayers!
For several years Daniel and Larissa* have wanted to work among the Deaf. Now, thanks to a recent vision trip, they see how God can use them!
Related Resources
This video course on God's heart for the nations is the first curriculum of its kind, uniquely designed for the Deaf Church.
_1654032461_600x400.jpg){kind=spacer}
Celebrate what God is doing through the Body of Christ as its members invest in the ministries of Christar and as we adapt to minister effectively.
This booklet introduces the need among the least-reached Deaf, and gives practical tips for reflecting Jesus to your Deaf neighbors.
The vast majority of the Deaf don’t have access to the gospel. But numerous myths often prevent believers from reaching out to them.
_1617642066_600x400.jpg)
A Christar worker shares five things he wishes more believers understood about the Deaf and reaching them with the gospel.
Learn how to relate to a Deaf person in a way that’s respectful and considerate, allowing you to be a reflection of Jesus and represent Him well.
The Lord of the Harvest, God Himself, has told us how the story will end.