Dear faithful ministry partners,
Psalm 145:3 says, “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.” Our schedule has been busy, and we thank the Lord for the people that we have met and the opportunities that He has given to us as we travel.
In July, we took a “Connect With The Deaf” trip to Brazil to visit four deaf churches. We first visited BIMI missionaries Carl and Cindy Johnson as the Maranatha Baptist Temple for the Deaf celebrated their tenth anniversary. We then visited BIMI missionaries Stephen and Abigail Barrett as they had the inaugural service of a new Deaf church plant. Back in 2019, we taught a Brazilian sign language course to their church, and God used that course to give Stephen a burden for the Deaf.
After that, we visited two Deaf churches that have Brazilian pastors, the Bible Baptist Church in Arujá, and then the Bible Baptist Church in São Paulo. It was a great opportunity for the team members to see the need for more full-time laborers and missionaries to the Deaf around the world.
Our recent travels have taken us to Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Georgia. We have had some good conversations with numerous people that have shown interest in reaching the Deaf, a neglected and an unreached people group.
In September, our home church hosted a “Fantastic Saturday,” a special event that is geared toward reaching the Deaf. This was led by Jon and Diane Barr from Silent Word Ministries. There were 94 people in attendance, and Dan, who taught the teen class, was able to lead a deaf teenage boy to the Lord. Becky was asked to teach the deaf ladies class. During an invitation in the main service, one of the ladies raised her hand acknowledging her need to be saved. She told Diane Barr that she finally understood and was saved! Glory, hallelujah!
We have begun to plan for our second “Connect With The Deaf” mission trip in 2027. We are praying about taking a group to Ecuador to see the need for more laborers among the Deaf.
If you would like us to visit your church and give an update and report on our ministry, please contact us as soon as possible. We are scheduling meetings for 2027. We can be reached via email at danbennett@bimi.org, or by phone at (839) 235-7349.
That ALL may “hear,”
Dan & Becky Bennett