Tokyo was a whirlwind of colors, sounds and — most importantly — signs. For two weeks in November, the Deaflympics met in the capital city of Japan, where the International Mission Board had more than 50 workers and volunteers sharing the gospel during the worldwide event for Deaf athletes.
IMB teams engaged more than 1,500 people at different venues, which led to 492 gospel conversations. Missionaries reported 13 people made professions of faith in Christ, and 245 people showed interest but were not ready to follow Jesus.
One conversation resulted in a baptism. This person was already a believer, but after talking with an IMB team member, they decided to make their Christian faith known in the baptismal waters.
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Why it matters
- Missionaries engaged more than 1,500 Deaflympics participants, many of whom have never seen the gospel in their native sign language.
- Through gospel conversations with IMB teams, 13 people made professions of faith, 245 expressed interest and one believer was baptized.
- The work in Tokyo was aided by 1,742 prayer warriors and generous donors who provided daily prayer support and funding.
- Many Deaf people have never seen the name of Jesus signed in their heart language.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This is an excerpt of a story written by Chris Doyle and was originally published by the International Mission Board.
