Mike and Martha devote their lives to helping Deaf children and adults understand who God is, and how much He loves them. Once they are saved, the emphasis becomes developing them into faithful disciples within the family of God . They’ve also incorporated many hearing Hondurans into volunteer responsibilities, helping them understand how to serve those with special needs.
Their primary focus is teaching the Bible and it’s application in daily life. Thanks to God for establishing a vibrant and growing Deaf Church. It’s comprised mostly of adults who learned sign language from Martha and Mike in schools for children with disabilities.
Mike and Martha’s weekday ministry for the past 18 years involves teaching the Bible in schools for special needs children. Currently they teach the Bible to over 100 of these wonderful children each week, helping the little ones to come to Jesus. Making disciples among these children transforms their lives and potentials, for the glory of God.
In addition to the Deaf Church and teaching in schools, periodically special opportunities have arisen. For years, the Department of Education asked the Rudds to train their public school teachers in sign language. Over 100 teachers attended their Saturday afternoon classes in order to learn how to communicate with the Deaf students in their schools and communities. Most of these teachers are Christians, which opened the door for so much more Christian influence toward the Deaf in all their communities. A large town’s fire department asked for weekly sign language classes, so their first responders could communicate with the Deaf in emergency situations. Currently Mike is developing relationships for expanding into television outreach to the Deaf and special needs community in the upcoming year.
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