Recently we have received e-mails from pastors asking about starting deaf ministries in local churches in the United States. Cheryl and I have put together a program to help American pastors or people who desire this ministry in their community.
We are prepared to offer training here in Honduras with the deaf adults and children in the deaf ministry center. We would offer classes in American Sign language, Spanish, and American deaf culture. Because the sign language here in Honduras uses similar language markers and structure to the American Sign Language, the intern would be able to switch easily from LESHO (Honduran signs) to ASL. The intern would be immersed in both Spanish and Honduras sign language for 6 months to a year, as they work teaching children and adults in classroom, bible class, and community evangelism situations. They would return to your area or church with the tools needed to minister not only to the deaf, but also to help minister to the rapidly growing Spanish population in your areas.
The church would commit to send and support a person (or persons) from their congregation from 3 months to one year, depending on the amount of sign language they know already. The cost include; the ticket to and from San Pedro Honduras, plus $500.00/month. The monthly support would include: room, board, all classes, and transportation. The person would be responsible for their personal items. We can accommodate 8-10 people presently.
The only documentation needed to come to Honduras is a current passport. The intern would be required to exit Honduras every 4 months for 3 days, but they will have the opportunity to visit countries in Central America to satisfy that requirement.
We also have projects for groups that would like to visit for shorter periods. No Spanish or sign language required.
If you would like more information about our projects or the internship, please contact us at logosima@hotmail.com or call our Honduras number 843-278-5734.
Also we ask that you visit our web site at www.logosima.org. Any donations for your support are tax deductible.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
October Update
We arrived back In Honduras late Friday night (actually early Saturday morning). When we went thru customs at the airport here in San Pedro Sula, one of our carry on luggage “disappeared”. And of course it was the most important piece of luggage we had. It contained the new video conferencing phone system, closed loop system and lots of other important items. Please help us pray that it either be found or returned soon.
Sunday night at the Deaf Community Center and Bible School we had 7 new deaf that we had never met. Then Monday night at the Deaf Community Center there was another 5 new deaf adults who had heard about us and wanted to check us out. Monday morning the early intervention children (5 years old and under) meet at the center for teaching and evaluations. We also work with the parents at that time. This past Monday another new parent (He is a Pastor in nearby town) brought his 3 year old deaf daughter for help.
Sunday night at the Deaf Community Center and Bible School we had 7 new deaf that we had never met. Then Monday night at the Deaf Community Center there was another 5 new deaf adults who had heard about us and wanted to check us out. Monday morning the early intervention children (5 years old and under) meet at the center for teaching and evaluations. We also work with the parents at that time. This past Monday another new parent (He is a Pastor in nearby town) brought his 3 year old deaf daughter for help.
September Update
We are getting this update out late thanks to Hurricane Felix. Knocked out our electricity for a day and cable and internet for 2 days. We had rain and a little flooding but not a lot of wind. All is well her. Our house and the Deaf Ministry stayed dry.
Greetings from Honduras. I know that every month our newsletter states God is doing awesome thing here in San Pedro Sula. Well his past month was no different. We are humbled at his favor and his love.
There have been 23 deaf saved and last Sunday Pastor Fred Nichols and Pastor Ken Shelton baptized 11 deaf in the Deaf Ministry Center pool. We want to thank Pastors Ken and Fred because while they were here, Pastor Ken and the members of Grace and Restoration Ministries purchased new chairs that are strong, durable hard plastic reinforced with metal, along with a much needed micro wave. Pastor Fred and his church purchased a desk for the main office.
Thanks to Mike Rudd, who donated 4 suit cases full of Illustrated Bibles and New International Versions (both in Spanish), the deaf now have bibles. So we have now started a series at the Deaf Bible School titled “What is the Bible”. While we are in the states for 3 weeks, Pastor Paul Dyar will continue the Bible School Class as well as oversee the Deaf Ministry Center.
Dr. Collins, National Director, has been a tremendous help to us. He has put together an “advisory/support” committee consisting of doctors, pastors, teachers, attorney, and a hospital administrator. They will be a great resource for us and the ministry center.
We are training another 15 hearing teachers. They are volunteers from a local Church of God. We are evaluating deaf children and meeting with parents almost daily. Please pray for wisdom in dealing with some of the parent’s misconceptions of deafness. Cheryl is working on a manual for parents to help them understand the causes of deafness along with helping parents develop a positive view of their deaf child.
We will be in the states from Sept 9 till Oct 1. We will be meeting with classes at Lee University who continue working with us to develop teaching tools. On Sept 16 we will be at Walton Blvd. Church in Pontiac, Michigan for the am service. On the 23rd we will be in the am service at Down River Praise Center. We are still trying to make appointments for the pm services. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and also keep the Deaf Ministry Center in your prayers while we are away.
Thank you to the forty something individuals who responded to the last news letter update. Still would love to hear from you who have not responded. When you do respond, please give us some advice as to what you want to know. Are we sharing too much about what is happening? Not enough? Do you what to hear more personal things? Give us some of your ideas. Thanks for your continued prayers and support. God Bless
Greetings from Honduras. I know that every month our newsletter states God is doing awesome thing here in San Pedro Sula. Well his past month was no different. We are humbled at his favor and his love.
There have been 23 deaf saved and last Sunday Pastor Fred Nichols and Pastor Ken Shelton baptized 11 deaf in the Deaf Ministry Center pool. We want to thank Pastors Ken and Fred because while they were here, Pastor Ken and the members of Grace and Restoration Ministries purchased new chairs that are strong, durable hard plastic reinforced with metal, along with a much needed micro wave. Pastor Fred and his church purchased a desk for the main office.
Thanks to Mike Rudd, who donated 4 suit cases full of Illustrated Bibles and New International Versions (both in Spanish), the deaf now have bibles. So we have now started a series at the Deaf Bible School titled “What is the Bible”. While we are in the states for 3 weeks, Pastor Paul Dyar will continue the Bible School Class as well as oversee the Deaf Ministry Center.
Dr. Collins, National Director, has been a tremendous help to us. He has put together an “advisory/support” committee consisting of doctors, pastors, teachers, attorney, and a hospital administrator. They will be a great resource for us and the ministry center.
We are training another 15 hearing teachers. They are volunteers from a local Church of God. We are evaluating deaf children and meeting with parents almost daily. Please pray for wisdom in dealing with some of the parent’s misconceptions of deafness. Cheryl is working on a manual for parents to help them understand the causes of deafness along with helping parents develop a positive view of their deaf child.
We will be in the states from Sept 9 till Oct 1. We will be meeting with classes at Lee University who continue working with us to develop teaching tools. On Sept 16 we will be at Walton Blvd. Church in Pontiac, Michigan for the am service. On the 23rd we will be in the am service at Down River Praise Center. We are still trying to make appointments for the pm services. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and also keep the Deaf Ministry Center in your prayers while we are away.
Thank you to the forty something individuals who responded to the last news letter update. Still would love to hear from you who have not responded. When you do respond, please give us some advice as to what you want to know. Are we sharing too much about what is happening? Not enough? Do you what to hear more personal things? Give us some of your ideas. Thanks for your continued prayers and support. God Bless
August update
God is doing awesome things with the deaf of Honduras. We just completed a 5 week study on “Sin” (which was preceded by weeks on “Who is God?”) and had a total of 16 deaf saved. On the last night we showed clips of the Passion of the Christ. Since moving into the Deaf Center we have been averaging over 40 at the Bible School.
The next three weeks we will be teaching on water baptism. We will conclude with a baptism service in the Deaf Center pool. Pastor Ken Shelton and Pastor Fred Nichols from Michigan will be here at the end of the baptism study and will be conducting the baptism service. The National Overseer of Honduras, Doctor Collins, along with Dr. Catrerra, District Overseer, will also be here.
Deaf leaders are being developed and taking their place as Christian examples for the other deaf. The deaf and hearing teachers are doing a wonderful job teaching deaf children (and adults) sign language. We still need more teachers because every day we are finding new deaf who have never been to school.
Our dear missionary friend, Angie McInvale, the founder and director of the Church of God orphanage (Hogar Esperanza) here in San Pedro Sula. One Saturday we invited her, the children, and the staff for a cook out and swim day at the Deaf House. We all had a blast! It was nice speaking the English language again.
Curt is doing much better. It’s amazing what prayer and two units of blood can do! At the time there was no B+ blood in the entire city. It took several days, but God used a doctor who had only been living here for 3 weeks to help us. He showed up at our home with one unit of blood one day and another unit the next. Praise God!
Pastor Paul Dyar was here last month and is coming back next month for the 3 weeks we are back in the states. We have included some photos of the hearing church service where Pastor Paul preached. About 25 deaf people attended the service.
We want to thank all of you who continue to support us with your prayers and your finances. Thank you for the extra donations this month to help purchase tables, chairs and an air conditioner for the Deaf Center. Special thanks to Brother Millwood and our friends at Hopewell for their assistance with the rent of the Deaf center.
I have a special request. No, not money this time. We have almost 300 individuals on our e mail list but only hear from about a dozen. Please respond to this update and let me know you received it. Thanks.
The next three weeks we will be teaching on water baptism. We will conclude with a baptism service in the Deaf Center pool. Pastor Ken Shelton and Pastor Fred Nichols from Michigan will be here at the end of the baptism study and will be conducting the baptism service. The National Overseer of Honduras, Doctor Collins, along with Dr. Catrerra, District Overseer, will also be here.
Deaf leaders are being developed and taking their place as Christian examples for the other deaf. The deaf and hearing teachers are doing a wonderful job teaching deaf children (and adults) sign language. We still need more teachers because every day we are finding new deaf who have never been to school.
Our dear missionary friend, Angie McInvale, the founder and director of the Church of God orphanage (Hogar Esperanza) here in San Pedro Sula. One Saturday we invited her, the children, and the staff for a cook out and swim day at the Deaf House. We all had a blast! It was nice speaking the English language again.
Curt is doing much better. It’s amazing what prayer and two units of blood can do! At the time there was no B+ blood in the entire city. It took several days, but God used a doctor who had only been living here for 3 weeks to help us. He showed up at our home with one unit of blood one day and another unit the next. Praise God!
Pastor Paul Dyar was here last month and is coming back next month for the 3 weeks we are back in the states. We have included some photos of the hearing church service where Pastor Paul preached. About 25 deaf people attended the service.
We want to thank all of you who continue to support us with your prayers and your finances. Thank you for the extra donations this month to help purchase tables, chairs and an air conditioner for the Deaf Center. Special thanks to Brother Millwood and our friends at Hopewell for their assistance with the rent of the Deaf center.
I have a special request. No, not money this time. We have almost 300 individuals on our e mail list but only hear from about a dozen. Please respond to this update and let me know you received it. Thanks.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
july Update
We have been back in Honduras for over a month and lots have happened.
We had started going to homes of deaf children who have never attended school and teaching them sign language. But after returning from the states, word had gotten out to other parents and now our children have tripled. We are hiring about a half dozen “instructors” who have gone thru a week of training with us this week. Now they will be able to lighten our load and allow us to locate other deaf children.
We have also started teaching sign language to deaf adults who have no language at all. One of the photos included in this update is of Emilee. She has a 10 year old son who told us here name, but doesn’t know how old she is, neither does she. We have found many deaf adults in the same situation.
Our Bible School has as few as 14 and as many as 31 deaf attending. We have had two students from Lee University with us (one is Kim, our daughter). They, along with Brandon, have been a great help with teaching the children and in the Bible school.
Reverend Paul Dyar, Pastor from Maryville, TN has been with us for a week and spoke at the Bible School Monday and 3 deaf were saved. He has also been helping teach new deaf students. He will be preaching in a local Church of God here in San Pedro Sula Sunday night. We will have interpreters for Spanish and for the deaf.
If you can get your hands on the new issue of the World Missions magazine (SOW), the cover story is about the deaf ministry in Honduras.
We signed the rental contract for a Deaf Center this week and the National Overseer of Honduras, Dr. Collins wrote out the check, and we are so excited. It is better than we would have ever been able to dream of. It is a 3,000+ sq ft house in the richest section of the city. The owner is renting to us for 5 years at 1/4 the price that it would rent for normally. It is behind the major hospital in town and is on the major bus route. It has the perfect kitchen to teach cooking classes and there is an office to make into a hearing aid lab or whatever. So now we will need kitchen supplies, desks, tables and all.
Get your groups together and come on down and we will put you to work.
The Deaf Center will house the vocational training program, adult literacy program, deaf youth leadership program, early intervention for deaf infants and children, parents with deaf children program, sign language classes, the Bible School, teacher training, hearing evaluation and hearing aid distribution, leadership training, discipleship programs, and home group Bible study. The Deaf Center will also be a place where the deaf can come and fellowship in a safe, Christian atmosphere.
Your support and prayers are needed in order to make the Deaf Center a success. Please consider sending some extra support this month to help with the start up costs for tables, desks, chairs and other needed items..
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
Please e mail us with your comments so we know you are still out there. God Bless.
Curt, Cheryl & Brandon Humphries.
We had started going to homes of deaf children who have never attended school and teaching them sign language. But after returning from the states, word had gotten out to other parents and now our children have tripled. We are hiring about a half dozen “instructors” who have gone thru a week of training with us this week. Now they will be able to lighten our load and allow us to locate other deaf children.
We have also started teaching sign language to deaf adults who have no language at all. One of the photos included in this update is of Emilee. She has a 10 year old son who told us here name, but doesn’t know how old she is, neither does she. We have found many deaf adults in the same situation.
Our Bible School has as few as 14 and as many as 31 deaf attending. We have had two students from Lee University with us (one is Kim, our daughter). They, along with Brandon, have been a great help with teaching the children and in the Bible school.
Reverend Paul Dyar, Pastor from Maryville, TN has been with us for a week and spoke at the Bible School Monday and 3 deaf were saved. He has also been helping teach new deaf students. He will be preaching in a local Church of God here in San Pedro Sula Sunday night. We will have interpreters for Spanish and for the deaf.
If you can get your hands on the new issue of the World Missions magazine (SOW), the cover story is about the deaf ministry in Honduras.
We signed the rental contract for a Deaf Center this week and the National Overseer of Honduras, Dr. Collins wrote out the check, and we are so excited. It is better than we would have ever been able to dream of. It is a 3,000+ sq ft house in the richest section of the city. The owner is renting to us for 5 years at 1/4 the price that it would rent for normally. It is behind the major hospital in town and is on the major bus route. It has the perfect kitchen to teach cooking classes and there is an office to make into a hearing aid lab or whatever. So now we will need kitchen supplies, desks, tables and all.
Get your groups together and come on down and we will put you to work.
The Deaf Center will house the vocational training program, adult literacy program, deaf youth leadership program, early intervention for deaf infants and children, parents with deaf children program, sign language classes, the Bible School, teacher training, hearing evaluation and hearing aid distribution, leadership training, discipleship programs, and home group Bible study. The Deaf Center will also be a place where the deaf can come and fellowship in a safe, Christian atmosphere.
Your support and prayers are needed in order to make the Deaf Center a success. Please consider sending some extra support this month to help with the start up costs for tables, desks, chairs and other needed items..
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
Please e mail us with your comments so we know you are still out there. God Bless.
Curt, Cheryl & Brandon Humphries.
Monday, May 28, 2007
June Update
Dearest Friends and Family,
We have been in America over a month and God has accomplished a lot. We have tickets to return to Honduras on June 14th. Thanks to Hopewell Church of God we have the cash in hand to find a building to rent and get the Deaf Center up and running immediately. We praise God for their support. We have started collecting support to teach the children when we return. There are details on this project on the web site.
We have been to Michigan to Ken’s Shelton’s church, Grace and Restoration. We enjoyed visiting with old friends at Evangel Temple and Cleophus St. After a couple of work days at Lee University we will be visiting 2 churches in NC June 3rd, Marion COG June 6th, Gospel Temple in am and Palmetto Street in pm on June 10th. We would love to see you when we are in the areas. We talked to a contractor, builder in Michigan from the Grace and Restoration church in Fenton, who is very interested in working with us to build a center in the next year. We believe we will have the money to put a down payment on a piece of land that we will build during the next year. God is really moving fast.
We are looking forward to the group from Alabama’s Calvary Temple that is coming into Honduras on June 20th. They will help us get the Center ready for business and help us make contact with new children. Also a group of Students from Lee University will arrive the 29th of June and stay for 3 weeks to help us train teachers and get the new reading program off the ground.
Our web site has been revised. Please visit it. We will be putting frequent updates and pictures on it. There will also be a list of items that we need your help to collect. They can be brought to us by groups that are coming at different times. If you have collected items and need to get them to us we can connect you with others that may be close to you that are coming. The site has a blog on it that we can better communicate with each other. You can ask us questions or give us ideas of better ways to collect the hearing aids. Please visit it often as things will be added regularly.
We have enjoyed visiting with all of our friends from the past and present, as well as making new friends. We will be coming back , that we would be faithful as we continue to follow His will. to American to kick off the new school year at Lee, the end of August and the first of September. We appreciate the churches that have already booked us during that time. We look forward to catching up on old times. If you would like us to come to your church, send us an e-mail.
God has been faithful in giving Curt strength to keep up with the pace. Most people have not realized he was not well. God has provided the down time necessary to rest and we are grateful. Continue to keep us in your prayers
Curt, Cheryl, and Brandon
We have been in America over a month and God has accomplished a lot. We have tickets to return to Honduras on June 14th. Thanks to Hopewell Church of God we have the cash in hand to find a building to rent and get the Deaf Center up and running immediately. We praise God for their support. We have started collecting support to teach the children when we return. There are details on this project on the web site.
We have been to Michigan to Ken’s Shelton’s church, Grace and Restoration. We enjoyed visiting with old friends at Evangel Temple and Cleophus St. After a couple of work days at Lee University we will be visiting 2 churches in NC June 3rd, Marion COG June 6th, Gospel Temple in am and Palmetto Street in pm on June 10th. We would love to see you when we are in the areas. We talked to a contractor, builder in Michigan from the Grace and Restoration church in Fenton, who is very interested in working with us to build a center in the next year. We believe we will have the money to put a down payment on a piece of land that we will build during the next year. God is really moving fast.
We are looking forward to the group from Alabama’s Calvary Temple that is coming into Honduras on June 20th. They will help us get the Center ready for business and help us make contact with new children. Also a group of Students from Lee University will arrive the 29th of June and stay for 3 weeks to help us train teachers and get the new reading program off the ground.
Our web site has been revised. Please visit it. We will be putting frequent updates and pictures on it. There will also be a list of items that we need your help to collect. They can be brought to us by groups that are coming at different times. If you have collected items and need to get them to us we can connect you with others that may be close to you that are coming. The site has a blog on it that we can better communicate with each other. You can ask us questions or give us ideas of better ways to collect the hearing aids. Please visit it often as things will be added regularly.
We have enjoyed visiting with all of our friends from the past and present, as well as making new friends. We will be coming back , that we would be faithful as we continue to follow His will. to American to kick off the new school year at Lee, the end of August and the first of September. We appreciate the churches that have already booked us during that time. We look forward to catching up on old times. If you would like us to come to your church, send us an e-mail.
God has been faithful in giving Curt strength to keep up with the pace. Most people have not realized he was not well. God has provided the down time necessary to rest and we are grateful. Continue to keep us in your prayers
Curt, Cheryl, and Brandon
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Welcome to our Blog Spot
We have finally created a place for all to write to us. We sure would love to hear from you. We will be posting updates more regularly and putting on more pictures for you to see. Keep in touch.
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