Commissioned Believers Deaf Ministry News and Schedule

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.

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.

Interpreted Church Services in the Treasure Valley

Contact Info:

Raymond &
Kathryn Montoya
(208) 362-5669
PO Box 413
Eagle, ID 83616

Email:
kathryn@cbdeafministry.org

News, Praises and Prayer Requests

New Year 2010

Posted on Tuesday, February 02, 2010.

"Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory and that Your hand would be with me and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain" --1 Chronicles 4:10 (The Prayer of Jabez)

We are so excited for this New Year. We praise God for his blessings and healing. I have recovered from the surgery and am on the mend! Thank you for your prayers! We are also praising God for those who have signed up to be monthly donors. This will allow us to make commitments to some Deaf ministries that we otherwise couldn't do. Please remember that 100% OF ALL DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO THE FIELD!

Support for Deaf students in Haiti
I have had requests to find a way to send help to Haiti that would go directly to the Deaf. I have found a Christian school for the Deaf in Port-au-Prince run by Steve Revis. Donations are being accepted and the money will be used solely for the deaf students. This ministry has been there since the 1970s. You can read more about them at www.hccd.org. To make a donation you can click here or send it directly to:

Haitian Christian Center for the Deaf (HCCD for short)
P.O. Box 6581
Hendersonville, NC 28793

Please pray for the Deaf in Haiti as they go through this terrible time of recovery from the earthquake damage.

HELP US FINISH OUR CHURCH!
Praise Jesus Worship Centre and Deaf Ministry in Kenya, Africa needs funds to finish their building. Our CB Deaf Ministry Kenya Director, Chrispinus Masika, has visited the site this month to see the work they are doing. In his report he said the following:

Pastors Okinyi and Cecilia who are each widow and widower, work together bringing the Good News to all these poor families, that are still believing in witchcraft. This is so, because there are so many family members in that area who are handicapped. They have 15 deaf children and several other children and poor members of the church.

The church building is not complete, as you might have seen me on top of the roof. No chairs, we sat down (on the ground) as the pastor preached to us. The church needs 100 iron sheets, 50 bags of cement and some chairs, in order to be completed.

They are also requesting sponsorship for the Deaf children to be able to attend Deaf school. If you are interested in supporting this ministry please click here.

Thank you for your prayers for all of our International Deaf Ministries. Please keep Praise Jesus Worship Centre and Deaf Ministry in your prayers while we seek support for them.

Welcome to our new volunteers staff here at CB Deaf Ministry!!
April Winkles-Garcia - Deaf Adoptions Coordinator
April is from Texas and grew up in Deaf ministry. Having Deaf parents and later a Deaf husband, April knows the language and the culture well. She has always felt a calling to adopt. Finally God confirmed this by allowing her to adopt two children, one a CODA and one who is Deaf. She is now in the process of another adoption of two more children, one hearing and one Deaf. April is also a certified interpreter and runs her own business. You can reach April at april@cbdeafministry.org.

Pastor Chrispinus Masika - Kenya Deaf Ministry Director
Pastor Chrispinus is the founder and director of Faith Deaf Orphanage Education Centre in Kenya, Africa. He has already visited one deaf ministry in Kenya (reported above) and has plans to visit others. Pastor Chrispinus has added more children to his orphanage and is now searching for sponsors for those who are moving on to trade school.

Pastor Duke Alfred - Benin Deaf Ministry Director
Pastor Duke is in the process of beginning the first Christian Deaf orphanage and school in the entire country of Benin. He has already been in charge of a school for the Deaf there and a large Deaf ministry where they had camps for the Deaf every year. Now he is moving in a new direction and focusing more on the Deaf children of Benin.

Pastor Lewis Nakhoma - Zambia Deaf Ministry Director
Pastor Lewis is in charge of a large Deaf church in Zambia, Africa. In this past year he has baptized 13 new Deaf converts. He is involved in Deaf camps, church, planting and so much more. He uses Chronological Bible Storying (CBS) to reach the Deaf in his country.

Pastor Mwesigwa Joel Tonny - Uganda Deaf Ministry Director
Pastor Joel runs the Boanerges Deaf Ministry where he reaches out to the Deaf. He desires to evangelize the Deaf for their salvation. He also reaches out to the mothers to teach them a trade. He targets the Deaf in their schools, institutions and child's centers.

Pastor Ray?
Yes, you read it correctly! Ray Montoya (Kathryn's husband) is an official pastor now, ordained with Conviction for Christ Ministries. Ray will continue to lead worship whereever God calls him and his band PS One 50 (www.psone50.com). If you are interested in having them come to your event please contact me at kathryn@cbdeafministry.org. CB Deaf Ministry is a sponsor of PS One 50 and is able to share about the Deaf at almost every event they play at. You can become a fan of PS One 50 on Facebook by clicking here then click on become a fan.

Prayer Need
A dear friend of mine and an encourager of this ministry is in need of prayer for her health. Please lift her up to the Lord and seek His healing in her body! We are already praising Him for what we know He will do!

Thank you again for your prayers and encouragement! We love to pray for you as well. Please let us know how we can pray for you this year. We have place on our website where you can make a prayer request. We would love to hear from you and see how the Lord is working in your life!

May God bless you this New Year 2010!

Ray, Kathryn and Family

October Prayer Letter

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples." --- Psalm 57:9

First we would like to thank all of you who help to support us through your prayers, purchases and donations. There is no way we could do this without you and the Lord using you in these ways. It is truly impossible to tell you how many people have been touched by this ministry and if we even began to try you would be reading for days!

Summer Wrap Up
What an eventful summer we had! The Lord has blessed us tremendously and we are so thankful to Him for all the work He has done through us!

Summer Camp! An awesome way to start the summer with Ray and Rachael’s band, PSone50, leading in song and sign. The kids really responded to God’s leading and the Holy Spirit moved throughout the camp. The kids loved learning sign language and many surrendered their hearts to Christ.
The workshop in Tampa, FL went great! Many people from churches all over Florida came to hear about How to Start and Keep a Deaf Ministry, they also learned songs in our ASL Worship Workshop and hearts were softened in our Deaf Adoptions Workshop. We were touched by the Deaf people there who desired to reach out to other Deaf in their communities.
At the Southern Baptist Conference for the Deaf, I (Kathryn) was able to be refreshed in the Lord and attend several workshops. I learned that the International Mission Board (IMB) is working on reaching the Deaf by sending several missionaries for the Deaf worldwide. They already have missionaries to the Deaf in many countries, but now they are making a concerted effort to reach more Deaf in more countries! God is moving!
In August I was blessed by being asked to teach 3 workshops at Western Oregon University: Fingerspelling and Numbers Curriculum (one class for instructors and one class for students) and English Idioms to ASL. While there I met a young Christian man from Ghana, Africa who is studying sign language. He has worked at the school for the Deaf there and will go back when he graduates. He has been able to get me the information to the leader of the deaf ministry there in Ghana. I am excited to see how God will help us to reach the Deaf in Ghana.
Now that we have adjusted to Boise, Ray and Rachael’s band PSone50 have reestablished themselves with new backup band members, new website, and lots of events! We went on a “mini-tour”, they visited a prison with plans to go regularly, and played at several events all summer long. Up next for them???? You’ll have to go to their new website to see!! See how the Lord is using them at www.psone50.com.

Prayer Request from Another Country
I receive requests from countries from all over the world. This request has touched me deeply. Please read and lift up this family to the Lord as you think of them.

This is the story of Hesbon's family. Hesbon was born into a poor family in the Northern part of Kenya on a big mountain called Mt. Elgon. He is deaf and now enrolled in one of the education centres FDOEC here in the country Kenya, and he is doing well.

There broke clashes between the tribes, with the intention of chasing away those citizens who migrated to the place Hesbon's family lived. This brought about the war. While this was going on, some shameful scenes were taking place. Things like, killing people by cutting their necks, hands, legs, and stomachs. Burning houses, slaughtering other people's animals like, cattle, goats, and sheep. Raping of young women and young men.. All this took place in the eyes of the family members. Hesbon's family plus others were lucky to survive though they have permanent impairment on their body parts. Hesbon’s mother, Everlyne, had both her arms chopped off . How can she survive in Africa with no arms?

I kindly, request you to be remembering this family in prayer every moment for God to intervene so that they may forget that tragic/brutal event and believe in the Lord for survival.

For now the government had restored law and order in the society and people have begun to resettle back to their farms. Remember, this family was snatched everything plus their hands and legs. A question comes, "Where are they to begin, so that they may reach that standard of leading a good human life? They need me/you to support them in any way we can. Be blessed as we meditate for the love of God's Spirit to come and dwell amongst us for the changing to the new face of the earth.

God's love be with you all. Amen.

A later email added:

Mum, I collected Everlyne from Uganda hospital yesterday, am very, very happy to have seen her with new hands, she too was and is still happy for what we have done for her. Amazing!!!!!!! She can write a letter or anything using the plastic hands. I like this, may the Holy Name of God and Jesus be praised. Alleluia.

Greet all in your ministry. We love them, may the Lord bless them too. God of mercy be with you all.

Chrispinus Masika Wachiye.
FDOEC
Kenya

Fall 2009
Fall is here and the leaves are changing. I got to witness this first hand in St. Louis, MO for a missions conference. What a great experience. We had the opportunity to fellowship with some wonderful people who hosted us in their home. We also were able to meet with a deaf ministry there who were so full of questions and had such a desire to reach the deaf in their area. It was amazing how God used all of us to meet their needs!

Please continue to pray for the Deaf and for this ministry as we seek God's wisdom for 2009!

You are in our prayers as well,
Blessings,

Kathryn and Ray Montoya

Upcoming Events

Previous Events

June 14-18
Kidz Camp!
PS One 50 and CB Deaf Ministry will once again join the Twin Falls Assembly of God Church for their annual Kidz Camp. Please keep us all in prayer as we minister to these great kids!
For More Information visit:
http://twinfallsfirst.org/

June 11, 2010
PS One 50 and Eddie B Concert at The Pursuit
Come join us for some true worship and deep look at God's word as PS One 50 and Eddie B share with us on Saturday June 11th at 7:00pm at The Pursuit!
For More Information visit:
www.thepursuit.org

May 28, 2010
Idaho State Correctional Institution
PS One 50 and CB Deaf Ministry will be ministering to the prisoners at the ISCI in Boise, ID. Please keep this even in your prayers!
For More Information visit:
http://www.idoc.idaho.gov/our_facilities/location_isci.htm

May 15, 2010
Benefit Concert, bike ride etc. for Traci Temple
Rupert Square in Rupert, ID
Go onto Facebook to "Send Traci Temple to a Pancreatic Cancer Specialist" for more information!

For More Information visit:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=341724223225&ref=ts

April 4, 2010
Easter Service Interpred for the Deaf
The Pursuit church is excited to welcome our Deaf ministry and open its doors to the Deaf. Easter service will be interpreted at 11:00am just as every Sunday is!
For More Information visit:
www.thepursuit.org

March 30, 2010 7:00pm
No Greater Love: An Easter Story
No Greater Love is a play set in Jesus' day. The story line is of a deaf woman who shares about Jesus to her unbelieving sister.

Interpreted for the Deaf
For More Information visit:
http://app.razorplanet.com/acct/41367-4555/tmpl/index.php?nid=53294&s=mn&grpid=13802&grpDetails=true&preview=true

October 15-19
Deaf Missionary for South America
St. Louis, Missouri

September 12
PS One 50 Headliner Band for Shoshone Christian Music Festival
Shoshone City Park, Shoshone, Idaho

August 14-16
Silent Weekend
Western Oregon University (WOU)
Presenter:

Fingerspelling & Numbers: Improve Your Accuracy
English Idioms & Conceptual Accuracy
Fingerspelling & Numbers: Wookbook Curriculum

http://www.orid.org/Silent Weekend Flyer.pdf

July 24-31
Southern Baptist Conference for the Deaf (SBCD)

July 10-12
ASL Worship Workshop
Tampa, Florida
Presenter:

Deaf Adoptions Workshop
How to Start and Keep a Deaf Ministry Workshop

For More Information visit:
www.unitedwesign.com

June 15-19
Assembly of God Youth Camp ASL Worship Workshop
Camp Kum By Yah, Idaho

June 12
Concert with PS One 50 and Eddie B
Cornerstone Community Church, 1023 Curtis Ave, Boise Idaho
For More Information visit:
www.cbdeafministry.org