Master's Hands Deaf Church

Master's Hands Deaf Church  had its' launch last Sunday, Sept. 12. I seriously thought Pastor John Bienlein was joking or teasing when he shared that Channel 12 was coming to film us.  I know the Flint Journal was there the week before. So, I didn't give it much thought (plus, I was little tired from a very busy long day). So that night, I stayed over at friends' then we visited Master's Hands Deaf Church the next day.

I had fun. Seriously!  I am amazed with how much work went into painting the walls, cleaning, and everything. When the church gave the deaf the parishioner's house, I was there the first major cleaning day. And I knew they had a lot of work to do.

So, anyway, for Launch Day, I was very honored that I was asked to do a song. And my husband was honored to read Psalm 139 into ASL. He does a beautiful "storytelling" style in ASL form when doing scriptures. It's just amazing.

Anyhoo, while in the middle of the prayer, I noticed Pastor John was distracted and said, "Channel 12 is here". I thought, OH NO!  So I just went with the flow.

While it was very obvious they are there, I had to do my song. I got up there, did "Here Am I, Send Me" (by Mercy Me) and it was very uplifting. My good friend Vonnie did a Huey Lewis song. Now, I didn't know he had become a believer of Jesus Christ, so it was really awesome to know that!  I cannot remember the name of the song, but it was very upbeat, and something about not needing to worry. So, that was really cool!  And Pastor John delivered a wonderful sermon.

Anyway, I do want to share that I am very thrilled for Master's Hands. I am thrilled for the deaf involved with that church. I am thrilled for Pastor John. I am just simply ... thrilled!

Need I say more?  God has truly, truly blessed them. And I can see many great things happening for that church.

forms after forms....

filling out forms.
three for the middle school.
one for the high school.

of course comes along with that famous list of supplies we must get for the kids.

i still have some from last year, you see. i'd just have to dive into the shelves and locate these items. then check off what we already have. then make a list of what we will need.

maybe my in-laws can go shopping for these things again this year? yeah?

nah, i'm sure we don't really need to stock up on anything. just need to get planners from the schools though.

and 2 more weeks til school starts. can't wait.

August....

What a month.

I know I've been gone too long....and realized, I haven't been here for a while.

So...to bring you up to speed...

What a month.

Where do I even begin? I really do not know.

But, I've had to deal with remembering my daughter, Rachel, when her birthday rolled around. Then 2 days later, it was the anniversary of my mother's passing. So that was tough.

THEN....a wonderful work friend of mine passed away suddenly. It was so sudden, that everyone was in shock. A memorial service will be for next month, after his stepdaughter gets married first.

Hoping to get away from everything, I joined 84 other people to MiBCD's annual deaf retreat. This year we celebrated our 30th Anniversary. It was a great fun-filled weekend, and I truly enjoyed it. 

During the weekend, we received news that Ruth Bruffey, a precious friend of many in the SBCD world passed away. She originally was supposed to be our Praise Leader for the weekend. But when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few months ago, we had to switch to plan B.  It was a very somber moment when we received the news.Her son posted a video about his mother, and I thought it was just so wonderful he took the time out of his grieving to share with us.

So, I'm not sure what I think of August so far.  Personally, I have had a wonderful month, alongside with some sad moments....which is part of life.

How was your month so far?