God has given us a good team, for which we are thankful. Board members continue to provide help in their areas of expertise, Diane and Carlene keep the office running, Jon Barr is continually updating and producing new videos while traveling to meetings and Fantastic Saturdays. I am writing new materials and lessons for the T.N.T. Institute which we hope to initiate this fall. The first DVD lessons will contain the major doctrines and a Bible survey of the Old and New Testaments. David Bennett appears from time to time during his busy schedule with SWMI. We have been busy providing interpreters in our local deaf ministry. One deaf lady, Marcella Cabrera, has breast cancer and is undergoing treatment. Another deaf lady, Mary Short, because of diabetes, has become blind. At this time she needs special assisted living. Our interpreters share times and schedules to help in these areas.

Daily God provides our needs through your support and prayers. Many of you do not know Sign Language, but the Lord has given you a heart to support and send us to represent the Lord to the Deaf. We take that responsibility very seriously. We promise to use your gifts and support wisely. You will receive good returns for your investments in our ministry. We are seeing good results in salvation and service through our 24/7 ministry. We are amazed at what the Lord has done!

We have already conducted Fantastic Saturdays in the South, West and the Northeast. There have been many Deaf and hearing decisions for deaf ministry and several salvation decisions. There are several more Fantastic Saturdays still scheduled. Our goal is to fulfill the Great Commission with the Deaf -- Reach Them and Teach Them -- and to help others do the same.

One of our board members, Cody Sims, a local professional financial advisor, thought it could be helpful to advise you our friends who support this ministry that you can continue to support your church and other ministries after your departure from this life. His enclosed condensed letter gives suggestions of giving that may be helpful to you, your beneficiaries, and ministries. (Upon request the full seven-page printout on Charitable Giving can be sent.) I am always reminded of the saying, "Do your giving while you’re living - so you’ll be knowing where it is going." We have our present T.N.T. Institute building because of a blind/deaf couple who put SWM in their will. We would ask you to prayerfully consider investing in our ministry in your insurance policies and wills. We encourage you to prayerfully give where the Lord impresses you. Thank you for considering our ministry, and for praying and giving so that we can "give ourselves to the ministry of the Word to the Deaf World."

Reaching the Deaf for Christ,