Prayer Request

Prayer Letter – 2nd Quarter 2026

Dan Bennett

July 9, 2026

Dear faithful partners in the Gospel,

It’s hard to believe that half of 2026 is gone. We have been busy visiting churches and sharing the ministry with some of our supporting churches, as well as with some new churches that have never met a “missionary to the Deaf” before. God is working, and we praise Him for the opportunities that He has given to us to serve Him in the often-overlooked Deaf harvest fields.

Our travels have taken us from South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Iowa and California. Last month, Dan was invited to be the missionary preacher at the South Iowa Bible Camp in Chariton, Iowa. It was a lot of fun, but it was a special blessing to see teens and juniors memorize Scripture and respond to the invitations. There were many spiritual decisions made, and four young people made professions of faith. Glory, hallelujah!

Dan was able to visit five churches while in Iowa, and four for the first time. It was wonderful to meet some new pastors that have been standing firm in the faith for many years. They are doing a great work, and Dan was encouraged and blessed to be able to present our ministry for the first time in those churches.

We leave July 23rd through August 4th for our first “Connect With The Deaf” mission trip to Brazil! We are looking forward to taking this group to the state of São Paulo, Brazil to see the need for more laborers among the Deaf. We are asking God to do great things with us and through us as we visit four deaf churches in four different cities, hand out lots of John and Romans, sing, teach, preach, and whatever else the missionaries would like us to do. We want to be a blessing however we can. We are praying for those in our group, that their “eye will affect their heart!” Our next prayer letter will give a report of this Connect with the Deaf trip.

Please continue to pray for us as we present the need for more full-time laborers among the Deaf in churches and Bible Colleges. Our schedule is pretty full through the end of October as we will be in Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Illinois.

 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 already 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

June 2024 Prayer Letter

Dan Bennett

                                                                                                                                                                                                  June 13, 2024

Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil!

We want to say a big “THANK YOU” to those of you that have been praying for the requests that we mentioned in our last prayer letter. We had a men’s cookout in April at the home of one of the deaf men from the church in Arujá. We encouraged the men to invite their deaf friends, but only one deaf visiting man showed up. Luciano is a deaf man from the church, and he invited Emerson, the visiting deaf man to go to church on Sunday morning. Emerson said that he couldn’t go to our church because he was going to another church to see a baby get “baptized.” Luciano asked him what the meaning was of baptizing a baby, but Emerson didn’t know. Luciano began witnessing to Emerson, and since Dan was beside Luciano he asked Dan to “take over.” After a few minutes of talking, Dan asked Emerson if he knew why Jesus came to earth and died on the cross. He didn’t know. Dan began to simply explain the Gospel message to him. As he was talking, one of the men got up and went inside to get a small “Wordless Book.” When Dan started explaining the meaning of the colors, it was as if a “light came on” in Emerson’s mind and heart. After nearly 45 minutes of Luciano and Dan taking turns in explaining the Good News to Emerson, he bowed his head and asked the Lord to forgive him for his sin and save him! Praise the Lord!

For Friend Day, we had a family of four that came as first-time visitors. The couple is deaf, and they have two hearing boys. When the service began, the lady, Ellen, had a huge smile on her face. She had never been to a church where there was someone who focused on the Deaf. Her husband, Junior, was more reserved, but he seemed to enjoy it. When I asked them to come again, he said that they might, but Ellen jumped in and said that they would definitely be back! Their boys, Ryan and Bryan, also seemed to enjoy being there.

 Several weeks ago, Becky began teaching “The Wordless Book” after the church services. There are several children in the class, and some of the deaf adults stand around to watch the lessons. On May 26th, two hearing children (CODA) Ryan and another girl, Alice, trusted Christ as Savior. On the same day, Gustavo, a deaf boy made a video of what he has learned so far, and he is so excited about the things that “Mrs. Rebecca” is teaching. Gustavo is not yet saved, but we believe that it won’t be long. Please pray for Gustavo’s salvation.

Please keep praying that God would send two men (and their families) to become pastors for these two deaf churches. One young Brazilian pastor visited the church in Arujá in May. He is praying about God’s will about becoming the pastor, and he said that he would give us an answer by the end of June. Your fervent prayers would be greatly appreciated!

That all may “hear,”

Dan & Becky Bennett

Sent out by Southside Baptist Church, Rock Hill, SC – Pastor Tyler Donough

Prayer Request

Dan Bennett

Please pray with us that we will hear from the Brazilian Consulate today regarding Christine’s visa. We are planning on leaving for Brazil in just two weeks from today. It sure would be nice if we could all go together. If her visa does not come in before December 5, I will have to stay behind with Chrissy until it does come, while Becky takes the other four children on to Brazil. I would rather that our family not be split up like that as we leave for our third term in Brazil. I know that God is in control, but your prayers sure would be appreciated.