The following are just a few of the comments and testimonies we've received from our Deaf students and graduates.
"CBS (Chronological Bible Storying) is the only method to reach the Deaf! Hearing people use different verses from different parts of the Bible … we Deaf people never understand. It is easy to understand when you start at the beginning. Everything makes perfect sense."
"The storying I learned at DOOR is adaptable for all age groups and a variety of people! I'm teaching Bible stories to an old Deaf man, small Deaf children, and some young adults. And many married couples are coming to me for wisdom! At first, the married couples were hesitant to listen to my advice because I'm still a single man, but as they see the truth in the teaching I present, their hearts soften. Nodding their head in agreement, they begin to trust the wisdom that is taught in the WORD of God. It's EXCITING!"
"I have a Deaf friend who's been going to a hearing church with an interpreter for 12 years. When I came back from the DOOR training, I started teaching her the biblical stories I had learned. She was so excited! She had never heard the story of Creation before! She had no idea how sin entered the world! Every story was exciting and new for her!"
"I know that this year of training is something extremely valuable that has been entrusted to me. Now I have a responsibility to teach others as I have been taught. I´m eager and a little scared, to see what God will do."
"There were several times--at least four--this year that I wanted to quit. This training program is not easy! We worked really hard! Memorizing 165 stories from the Bible is no easy task!"
"When I was a little girl, I always went to church with my family. My mom taught Sunday School and I was always in her class. I couldn't really understand it though. I so wanted to understand, and I really tried. I got some of words, But not all of them, and ... well, it was taught in hearing way. I gravitated to the pictures... I could make some sense of those. She did her best, and she truly wanted me to know the Lord and His Word"
"When I met you all from DOOR, I began to understand more of God's Word. Now that we were students here... how can I explain it? I internalize the stories. They've become a part of me. They've taken root in my heart. Before, it was a mental exercise to try to understand, now the stories reach deep inside of me and change me"