DLC Weekly News  
 
As of May 6, here is the information:   
 
OUTSIDE SIGNS OF DLC:
-Realize that God is with us and he will strengthen us no matter what
-Shower of God’s blessing.  We need is Jesus
 
VERSE FOR THE WEEK:  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.  Isaiah 55:9. KJV
 
IN TOUCH MINISTRIES:  Talking with our heavenly Father is how we understand His heart and participate in His work on earth.  5/6/24
 
KINGDOM BUILDERS:
-Please do continue to support 17 Missionaries and 3 ministries monthly!
-Please pray for our church’s financial needs and to pay off the 50K debt
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:  MAY
 
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:  MAY
 
ATTENDANCE:
DBF: 5
Thursday Bible Study:  4
Friday Prayer and Worship: 6
St. Cloud:  8 
Saturday Bible Study:  4 Women and 5 Men 
Rochester:  Interpreted service:  4
St. Paul:  22  
YouTube: No Live
RWDC: 26
PVDA:  5 and 1 visitor 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
-Please use deaflifechurch.us for information
-Any questions, please contact Edward Kenney at deaftech@deaflifechurch.org or VP:  651.300.2854
-Every 4th Friday of each month at DLC:  St. Paul (Upstairs) Praise and Worship at 7 PM – It will be on May 3 
-Every Saturday at Charles Thompson Hall at 4 PM / Bible Study for Men (Downstairs) and Women (Upstairs)
-If you are interested in visiting Deaf people at Ebenezer Nursing Home, Lyngblomsten Care Center, and other places, please contact CD.  They will enjoy your company and it will be a good opportunity for you to share God’s love.
 
Tuesday, May 14 and 21:
-ZOOM New Disciples Class taught by Emory Dively at 7 PM – Meeting ID:  837 7921 4359 / Passcode:  204837
 
Thursday:  
-(ALL) ZOOM Bible Study taught by Penny Beard on “Divided Nations on Genesis 1-11 from 7 PM to 8:30 PM   Meeting ID:  814 4550 9078 / Passcode:  Menprayer – Last day of class will be on May 30.
 
DLC: FARIBAULT:  Emory Dively will preach the Word / Out to eat
 
WHO WILL PREACH ON SUNDAY, MAY 12 at PVDA? MOTHER’S DAY!
Emory Dively 
 
PASTORS DIVELY’S SCHEDULE: 
Home Sweet Home
 
SAVE THE DATES!  Invite your friends! 
-Saturday, May 11 – Deaf Women Fellowship of MN at Pleasant View Deaf Assembly – Rev. Nicki Melby is the speaker / Deadline is by April 26 – Need more info, contact Cindy Dively
-Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19 – MidWest Deaf Men Retreat – Deadline is by April 25. – Contact Mike Fahley for more information 
 
YOU MAY SEND CD YOUR PRAISE REPORTS AND PRAYER REQUESTS AT ANY TIME AT prayer@deaflifechurch.org
 
PRAISE REPORTS:   The Lord himself watches over you!
15 Deaf students graduated from School of Ministry under AD (AG) Spanish District in Florida.  Both of your pastors were there to celebrate with them, and we are proud of two ladies, Beulah Johnson from Long Island and Kim Hay from Wisconsin who graduated from the three-years program.
 
PRAYER REQUESTS:  My shoulders can relax.  The weight isn’t on me.  It is on Him.
 
DEAFBLIND:
-Rachel Eggert’s mgs:  My prayer request is that I’ll have cataract surgery on Monday May 6th. They’ll operate on my right eye. On May 20th they’ll operate on my left eye. Please pray for successful surgeries and recovery. I won’t be available to read after surgery but will have limited screen time so my eyes can recover.
 
FARIBAULT:
-Mike Bolduc’s mother passed away on Sunday, April 28.
-Megan Robinson’s msg:  Pray for my aunt has been diagnosed with ALS. They have put her on some medication but told her she probably has about nine months left to live. She is Christian too.
 
ST. PAUL:
-Linda White’s msg:  Pray for older brother still in hospital reason he has Alizemer (sp?) in his mind and dry in saliva and can’t swallow for food so lost weight down lose but have to surgery in tube for feed his stomach by tomorrow morning that sad about him
 
PVDA:
 
OTHERS:
Msg from Ron Lawer:
PRAYER REQUESTS for the ASL CBT Translation Team 

PRAISES! 
- We released our new translation of Jonah in early April, and a few translations teams in other countries are already using it as a source text for their own translations!  Praise God that our work is helping other teams!  If you haven’t seen our newly released Jonah yet, check it out on our website: https://www.deafharbor.org/tv/cbt/entry/8845/

- Praise God for great community checks in April! The feedback we got helped us to do revisions, and two of these passages were just approved last week by the translation consultant!  They’re in the final editing stages now and should be ready to be released soon!  

PRAY FOR OUR TEAM: 

- Pray for our team as we continue working on translating drafts of new passages.  We are doing a lot of new first drafts right now. 

- Pray for our translation consultants, as they are under a heavy workload and have many tight deadlines to meet for our project this year.      

- Our team needs to figure out temporary options for an office/studio for the rest of this year.  Pray that God provides a location that is more convenient for all of us compared to the current place we are in.

- We will soon begin the process of putting together a translation committee, which will help more churches to get involved in supporting our work. Pray for God to bring the right people to serve on the committee.   

PRAY FOR OTHER DEAF TRANSLATION TEAMS:    

- The Nepali translation team is nearly finished with their first set of 32 CBT passages, but their completion and release date has been postponed from May to September due to the translation consultant not being available.  Pray for them throughout this process.

- The Costa Rican translation team is currently scheduled to have consultant feedback and some final approvals in June.  Pray for God’s strength and wisdom for them, as the final approvals are usually the most difficult part of the process.  

- Pray for God to raise up more translation consultants who specialize in sign language translations.

- A translation consultant’s father recently passed away in an accident.  Pray for comfort for the family. 

Thank you for praying with us! 
The ASL CBT Translation Team
Ron, RuthAnna, Tyler, Bobby, and Stuart
 
2024 DEAF LIFE CHURCH DAILY PRAYER REQUESTS:   
-Sunday – 13 Deaf Life Church – Deafblind, Eau Claire, Iowa/Nebraska, Faribault, Long Island, NY, Rochester, MN, St. Cloud, St. Paul, Salt Lake City (Future), Ocala, FLA (NEW). Virginia Beach, VA, On-Line, and PVDA (Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook Live Stream)
-Monday – Pastors, Lay Leaders, and their families 
-Tuesday – Board Members, Leaders, Teachers, and Workers
-Wednesday – Financial Needs
Thursday – People’s Souls
-Friday – 16 Missionaries and 3 ministries
-Saturday – Protections:  St. Paul’s Garage, Parsonage, Church Buildings, and Rooms at Hearing Churches
 
EOM (End of message)