Friends of the Deaf is a North Dakota based mission society with a passion for bringing the Good News of Jesus to the "forgotten deaf" in Cameroon and other developing countries.
The Forgotten Deaf are those isolated by distance, geography, & marginalized socially, with little chance of learning to read, write, or sign unless they receive help.
Founded by Rev Michael Jarrett and his wife Mary, Friends of the Deaf partners with the deaf in developing countries to evangelize, disciple, plant churches, equip church leaders, educate and empower the deaf through education.
Our main emphasis at this time, is working with Lifehouse Deaf School in Obala, Cameroon to build a school building and a residential hall.
We carry out our mission by:
The Forgotten Deaf are those isolated by distance, geography, & marginalized socially, with little chance of learning to read, write, or sign unless they receive help.
Founded by Rev Michael Jarrett and his wife Mary, Friends of the Deaf partners with the deaf in developing countries to evangelize, disciple, plant churches, equip church leaders, educate and empower the deaf through education.
Our main emphasis at this time, is working with Lifehouse Deaf School in Obala, Cameroon to build a school building and a residential hall.
We carry out our mission by:
- Helping to build schools for the deaf
- Fund raising for special projects for the deaf in developing countries
- Building and maintaining websites for deaf ministries
- Hosting mission trips to deaf schools and ministries overseas
- Raising awareness of the plight of the forgotten deaf
- Providing teaching material and supplies for deaf schools overseas
- Providing sign language resources for deaf ministries overseas
- Network local USA churches with deaf ministries overseas to work together in harvest
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- We carry out our mission by:
- Advocate for the deaf in the USA and abroad by raising awareness of the plight of the forgotten deaf
- Provide help to hearing churches in beginning and maintaining ministry to the deaf.
- Address church conferences to encourage the development of deaf ministries in denominations/fellowships.
