Commissioned Believers Deaf Ministry - Bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Raymond & Kathryn Montoya
Missionaries to the Deaf

Bringing the Good
News of Jesus Christ
to the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing.

Raymond and Kathryn Montoya, Missionaries to the Deaf.

P. O. Box 75 - Burley, ID 83318 - (208) 677-3549 V/TTY

The Emily Report - Ray and Kathryn will be reporting the progress of the adoption of Emily while they are in China.

Home of Commissioned Believers Deaf Ministry, bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Singing and Signing unto the Lord Visits.

Contact Info:

Raymond &
Kathryn Montoya
(208) 677-3549
PO Box 75
Burley, ID 83318

Email: kathryn@cbdeafministry.org

Home of Commissioned Believers Deaf Ministry

There are over 300 million Deaf people in the world. If they were all put together they would form the fourth largest unreached (or unevangelized) people group in the world. Only 2% claim to be Christians. We need your help to reach these people with the gospel!

Raymond and Kathryn Montoya - Missionaries to the Deaf

God has called us to reach the deaf worldwide by; equipping churches for deaf ministries, providing tools to reach the lost deaf, and sponsoring deaf ministries and orphans. Just like other missions, the deaf have their own language (American Sign Language) and culture, but many deaf people live in our neighborhoods. People don’t have to move to a third world country to reach one of the largest unreached people groups in the world.

CB Deaf Ministry helps you learn sign language by providing the tools you need. Using our Worship Workshops and Workshop Specials, learning sign language becomes fun and easy. We also provide prayer and ministry support. Please contact us if you would like us to visit your church of christian fellowship.

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News, Praises and Prayer Requests

International Deaf Ministries

Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007.

May God bless you on this beautiful Fall day!

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18

This verse keeps coming to my mind as I continue to pray for those who work in deaf ministry all over the world.
Here is an exerpt from a prayer letter from SignGospel Ministries to the Deaf in Cameroon, Africa:

Dear Prayer partners,
We count it a great privilege to be co-laborers with you in the Lord’s vineyard. We are delighted to know how steadfast you are in your faith and service in the Lord. We are writing to inform you of what the Lord is doing among the Deaf here in Cameroon and also ask that you join us in prayer for this ministry. And support us in whatever way the Lord lays upon your heart

The Challenge

Romans 10:12-15 says: " For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches upon all who call upon him. For, "every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved." But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?" This last question is most significant for the Deaf community. " HOW ARE THEY TO BELIEVE IN WHOM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD?"

More than 20,000 deaf people live in Cameroon. Most of them have never really SEEN a clear presentation of the Gospel. This is because most churches are not involved in deaf ministries and many Christians do not yet see the need to invest time and resources in reaching out to the Deaf. Another handicap is the lack of trained ministers for the Deaf. Too many Deaf people are poor, begging, uneducated, stigmatized and marginalized, even in their own families. In fact there are those who still feel that having a deaf child has to do with a curse. One of our goals at SignGospel Ministries for the Deaf is to get the Deaf people off the "beggar roll" and get them registered of the "pay roll". By teaching them the knowledge of God and of self; by helping them develop their skills and talents. We want them to become independent and yet dependent on God who holds their futures in His hands.

David Stecca, president of Deaf Video Communications in suburban Chicago says; the Deaf are one of the last groups to be reached with the gospel. As an example, he points to the lack of missionaries heading overseas to target deaf audiences." Right now we're still in an uphill battle to get the church to recognize the deaf as a mission field," says Stecca.

Gary Barrett of Deaf Ministries Worldwide says; "While hearing people in some countries have had a lifetime of hearing the gospel and have had several revivals, most deaf people haven’t even heard the gospel for the first time."

But leaders in deaf ministry are taking steps to see that revival does occur in the deaf community worldwide, and there are some positive developments. SignGospel Ministries for the Deaf, Cameroon is one of those positive developments.

Our mission is to preach the Gospel to the deaf in their own language. SignGospel Min. is therefore dedicated to making the Gospel visible for the Deaf communities worldwide. We desire for the Deaf to see the gospel, no only in our messages, but also in our life styles and commitment to serve the Lord faithfully. This will be made possible as we submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. This will be made possible as we work hand in hand with other Hearing and Deaf churches and ministries. It will come to pass as we raise leaders among the Deaf and train the Hearing to work with us.

Our Vision is to see Deaf people worldwide coming to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and becoming life-long disciples that will share the love of Jesus with others.( 2 Tim. 2:2) We look forward to the day when all hearing impaired people of the world will stand before His glorious throne with their ears open to listen to Him and their tongues loosed to praise Him along with the saved and sealed multitudes of the nations. We anticipate that day when all the Deaf and hard of hearing people of th e world will not only see the words of the book actually hear the words of the book in fulfillment of His promise in Isaiah 29:18.

World’s Deaf population.

Here are some reliable statistics on the world’s Deaf population for you to picture the size of fields that are ripe for harvest.

There are 56 countries that each have a total deaf population greater than 1 million. Worldwide, there are approximately 364 million deaf people. Nearly two-thirds of them are located in just 10 countries:

CHINA: 75.2 million out of 1.2 billion

INDIA: 60.4 million out of 1.0 billion

USA: 16.6 million out of 278 million

INDONESIA: 12.7 million out of 212 million

BRAZIL: 10.1 million out of 170 million

PAKISTAN: 9.3 million out of 156 million

RUSSIA: 8.7 million out of 146 million

NIGERIA: 7.7 million out of 111 million

BANGLADESH: 7.6 million out of 129 million

JAPAN: 7.5 million out of 126 million

For each of these nations, this represents 5.96 percent to 6.93 percent of the total population.

Source: Justin Long, Network for Strategic Missions

Please join us in supporting deaf ministries like this one and others all over the world with prayer and financial support. You can read more about SignGospel Ministries and many other deaf ministries in other countries and learn how to support them on our International Deaf Ministries page.

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Colossians 1:9

Change...

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.

Life is so full of changes and this past summer has been a summer of changes for our family and ministry. We are praising God in the midst of these changes and trusting Him as He leads us!

Praise Him for:

Our oldest daughter Rachael has almost fully recovered from back surgery and is now at college doing very well.
Our newest daughter Emily is learning sign language quickly, adjusting to life here in the U.S. and with our family amazingly well!
Pray for:

Our second daughter Natalie and I were in a small car accident and we discovered through it that I have Scoliosis and the accident has caused it to worsen. Praise God that Natalie is fine and I am undergoing treatment and doing better!
Our home church has undergone some changes that have affected our family and deaf ministry. Please pray for God’s leading for all of us.
The International Deaf Ministry page on our web site is growing and we are getting excited about how God will use this to reach out to hundreds of deaf people all over the world!
We have been invited to New York in October to be on Sign Language Television hosted by The Deaf Welcome Foundation’s Theressa DuBois to discuss our adoption of Emily. Please pray that others will see the urgent need of adoption of deaf children.
We have been invited to Kansas City, MO in November to perform for their Deaf Thanksgiving Dinner Conference. Please pray that God will be glorified through this ministry.
Coming soon:

CB Deaf Ministry is now launching a new web page to help prospective adoptive parents to find deaf orphans, funding options and ideas, and other contact information for adoptions etc. We will let you know when it is up and running!

May God bless you all in everything that you put your hand to doing!

In Christ’s grace,

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