October 16, 2025
Dear Faithful Partners in ministry,
The first part of Psalm 100:2 says, “Serve the LORD with gladness.” We have been very busy, but serving the Lord gives us joy and gladness. Here are some highlights of how we have been able to serve the Lord this last quarter.
In July, we were asked to go and preach to a group of Deaf teenagers that were going to the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, TN. Although we did not see any salvation decisions that night, the Gospel Seed was planted. During that week of camp, two of those young people were gloriously saved! Praise the Lord!!
We also attended an American Sign Language Institute (hosted by Silent Word Ministries) July 10th-12th as a refresher course in ASL was needed. After serving in Brazil for nearly twenty-six years and using Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS), we believed that it was important to help us in the transition to go from one Sign Language to another. We were grateful for this opportunity.
On July 16th, we had the privilege to go to Camp BIMI at BIMI’s World Mission Center in Harrison, TN, and give an “Introduction to Deaf Missions” lesson to young people that have an interest in missions and are open to God’s will. We met several campers that know ASL quite well, some that are learning, and some that have shown an interest in learning. We pray that God would call some of these young people to the needy harvest field of the Deaf!
We began the month of August by driving out to Missouri to visit a supporting church, and then to a small city in Iowa to help with VBS. Although there was a small number of children that attended VBS, two of those children made professions of faith. To God be the glory!
We were able to minister in our sending church a couple of times in August, but we were still busy in visiting churches in Georgia and Alabama. It’s such a joy to revisit our sending churches and to be able to personally thank them for their prayers and support through the years.
In September, we visited a supporting church in Lakeside Park, KY, took part in a Missions Conference in Matthews NC, and visited two more churches in Lexington, NC.
Our home church hosted a “Fantastic Saturday” for the Deaf on September 20th, with 80 total people in attendance. There were 36 deaf people that came from eleven different churches, and five people made personal, spiritual decisions.
Concerning the churches in São Paulo and Arujá: We are hearing some wonderful things the Lord is doing as people are being taught and encouraged by God’s Word. Also, we are hearing about other churches in the states of São Paulo, Paraná, and Minas Gerais, who are interested in beginning their own ministry to the Deaf! This would be a wonderful answer to prayer, for the Harvest truly is plenteous!
Once again, THANK YOU for the part that each of you have in the ministry as we strive to reach those who are unreached with the Gospel. May God continue to bless you as you serve Him, wherever that may be.
That all may “HEAR,
Dan & Becky Bennett



