The estimated 70 million deaf people around the world who communicate by signing could have a Jesus Film in their own heart language within several years thanks to a crowdfunded project by Deaf Missions and the Jesus Film Project. The ministries have raised $746,000 of the $4.8 million needed to fund the project, which will involve actors and actresses signing with American Sign Language (ASL), which is used by 70 million people worldwide. As of now, deaf people must rely on closed captioning to watch a movie about Jesus. Chad Entinger of Deaf Missions said a Jesus movie with sign language would make a major impact in spreading the gospel. It would be the first movie of its kind. “The heart language, it’s related to a person’s identity,” Entinger signed through an interpreter for Mission Network News . “For […]
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