![]() ![]() Through the efforts of the missionaries, the IMB also included the global Deaf as the ninth Affinity Group. In 2009, under the leadership of then-president Jerry Rankin, IMB organized eight people groups who share a similar language, history or culture and called them “Affinity Groups,” which became the center of IMB’s mission focus. ![]() One monumental change that was spearheaded by the Deaf-focused Oklahoma missionary family was to work to move one of the largest mission boards in the world, the IMB, to adopt a new approach to Deaf missions. They, along with Vesta’s husband Mark, are fluent in the language of the Deaf and are adept at navigating the bridges and barriers between the cultures of the Deaf and the Gospel with the outcome of better missionary engagement. NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Missionaries with Oklahoma connections are coordinating with leaders of the International Mission Board (IMB) and leaders in the global Deaf Community to advance the Gospel to 72 million Deaf people worldwide.īorn to deaf parents, though hearing, Oklahomans Danny Bice and his sister Vesta Sauter grew up immersed in the Deaf culture and language. ![]()
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