DLC Weekly News
 
As of September 9, here is the information:    
 
TWO OUTSIDE SIGNS OF DLC:  IN HIS KINDNESS GOD CALLED YOU TO HIS ETERNAL GLORY MEAN OF JESUS CHRIST and COMMIT TO THE LORD. TRUST HIM.  HE WILL HELP YOU
 
VERSE FOR THE WEEK:   But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength:  they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.  Isaiah 40:31 KJV
 
IN TOUCH MINISTRIES:  Only through Jesus are we freed from slavery to sin and made a part of God’s family.  9/9/24
 
MAX LUCADO’S QUOTE:  What you have in Christ is greater than anything you don’t have in life.  
 
KINGDOM BUILDERS:
-Please do continue to support 17 Missionaries and 4 ministries monthly!
-Please pray for our church’s financial needs and to pay off the 50K debt
 
PASTORS DIVELY’S SCHEDULE: 
-Emory is an international interpreter in Cambodia this week and will be back home on Saturday, September 14 evening.
-Cindy will preach at Northwest Deaf Women Retreat in Washington during the last weekend of September of 26 to 30.
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:  SEPTEMBER
8 – Cindy Hall (R)
14 – Cheryl Moody (P)
 
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:  SEPTEMBER
9 – Michael and Megan Robinson (F)   
12 – Joseph and Sophia Hagen 
14 – Dan and Mary Ann Luoma (P)
 
ATTENDANCE:
DBF:  Canceled due to Labor Day
Saturday Bible Study:  
Rochester:  Interpreted Service:  5
St. Paul:  24 adults, 1 teenager and 1 baby
YouTube:  views 
RWDC: 19                                                                                                     
PVDA:  6 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
-Please use deaflifechurch.us for information
-Any questions, please contact Edward Kenney at deaftech@deaflifechurch.org or VP:  651.300.2854
-Every Saturday at Charles Thompson Hall at 4 PM / Bible Study for Men (Downstairs) and Women (1stfloor)
-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
-A new payment option – Apple Pay Online
 
SAVE THE DATES:  Invite your Friends!
-(NEW) Thursday, September 12 and every Thursday – ZOOM Bible Study taught by Penny Beard on Colossians at 7 PM weekly – Contact Penny for more info
-Saturday, September 28 / JESUS Deaf film is showing again!  Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie / 1 PM to 8 PM / FREE ENTRY / FREE meal included if you register before Sept 21st  / Any questions, contact Mark Abercrombie at perugra@aol.com / DB need a terp? – Contact Jill Walter by September 14 
-(NEW) Deadline to pay for the Mid-West Deaf Women Retreat Early Bird registration is by September 15 – Contact Jill Walter for more information
-(NEW) Tuesday, September 24 – Disciples Class taught by Emory Dively from 7 PM to 8:30 PM
-(NEW) Saturday, October 5 / PVDA/DLC Women’s Ministries – Bracelet Beads Class at DLC from 1 to 3 PM / Bring your own drink and snacks to share / Pay $15.00 to Robyn LD / Deadline to pay is by September 29th / Any questions, contact Debra Easterling
 
WHO WILL PREACH ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 at Faribault?
Cindy Dively / Picnic at North Alexander Park – Shelter #1

WHO WILL PREACH ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 at St. Paul?  
Cindy Dively preaches through VIMEO / New Sunday School class / No Potluck / Birthday Celebrations 
 
YOU MAY SEND CD YOUR PRAISE REPORTS AND PRAYER REQUESTS AT ANY TIME AT prayer@deaflifechurch.org
 
PRAISE REPORTS:  The Holy Spirit helps us live it!
-Pastor Cindy Dively arrived safe this morning and Emory arrived at Cambodia today.
 
PRAYER REQUESTS:   Believe God is working!
 
DEAFBLIND:
Sheila Hallenberg:  Please pray for my two sons’ families for salvation / turn back to the Lord
 
ST. PAUL:
-Stephanie Harper:  My friend will have a neck surgery on September 16 and will not work for 3 months.
 
OTHERS:
PRAYER REQUESTS for the ASL CBT Translation Team 

PRAISES! 
- Our consultant has had many other demands on his time, which has made it difficult for him to keep up with the pace of our team’s work. Praise God for His provision of two more translation consultants being assigned to us for the next few months, to help us finish this year’s project on schedule. We are thrilled to work with consultants Shadrack and join from DOOR International.

PRAY FOR OUR TEAM: 
- Our consultant Stuart is teaching a 2-week course in Israel right now at the Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators (JCBT).  Pray for his safety, and also for the class to go well. 
- Various health issues and/or family issues have been popping up for our team members over the last few months. In the past we have noticed that spiritual attacks often come in this form whenever we are getting close to completing a project.  Pray for God to protect us as we do this work. 
- We REALLY need your fervent prayers for 2025!  During the month of August, our team was hit hard by a series of very unexpected twists related to the 2025 funding proposal. We are honestly still reeling from these blows, and we’re not sure how all of this will play out.  If things do not work out, our jobs will end on December 31, 2024.  With the current situation, our fundraiser Jason now needs to raise $500,000+ in a hurry for our team to be able to continue doing translation work in 2025. Pray for our team; pray for Jason; and pray for God to send individual people and churches who are willing to contribute to help this project continue.  If you know of any who might be interested in supporting our work, please let us know!      

PRAY FOR OTHER DEAF TRANSLATION TEAMS:    
- Pray for God to raise up more people who are interested in becoming sign language translation consultants, and for God to provide funding for these consultants and consultants-in-training.
- For the past couple years, the trend among some of the major hearing translation organizations (in an effort to save time and money) has been to push deaf translation teams to do Bible translations at an accelerated pace, with minimal training, and with no translation consultants. We are now seeing more of these accelerated translations being published, and there are many serious errors and quality concerns. Please pray that the hearing organizations will realize the harm they are doing by requiring deaf teams to use this “accelerated” process.  Pray that they redirect their money and energy into developing more translation consultants and providing deaf teams with the support they need to produce good quality work.   

Thank you for praying with us! 
The ASL CBT Translation Team
Ron, RuthAnna, Tyler, Bobby, and Stuart
                        
2024 DEAF LIFE CHURCH 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, FL 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 – 17 Missionaries and 3 ministries
-Saturday – Protections:  St. Paul’s Garage, Parsonage, Church Buildings, and Rooms at Hearing Churches
 
EOM (End of message)