Our base of operations is in La Ceiba, the 3rd largest city located on the northern coast of Honduras. The programs and services currently offered for the Deaf/deaf and hearing are:

Sign language classes - language is introduced through visual aids, games, and Bible depictions

Church of the Deaf in La Ceiba, Honduras - Pastor is a Deaf Honduran

Social events - designed to encourage self-sufficiency amongst the Deaf/deaf, as well as develop a network of support and a sense of cultural identity

Care fund - provides support for Deaf in grave need or special circumstances

Evangelistic campaigns - events held to evangelize the Deaf/deaf through miming, body language, clowning, and other non-manual behaviors

Discipleship training - Bible studies coupled with home-visits to those Deaf/deaf not wishing to participate in group studies

Volunteer training/support - classes and seminars for persons who work with or desire to work with the Deaf/deaf

Deaf camps - held throughout the country to bring together the Deaf/deaf to encourage a sense of self-worth, belonging, and cultural identity in an environment fostered for spiritual, educational, and social growth

Literacy campaign - achieving literacy amongst the Deaf/deaf via production of Honduran Sign Language (LESHO) flashcards, regional dictionary, cd-rom, and video

Community awareness/education - we dispel myths the hearing community has towards the Deaf/deaf through presentations, dramas, sign language classes, and workshops geared for hearing people

 
 
     
  Signs of Love, Inc.
PO Box 3852 · Apple Valley, CA 92307
EMAIL · info@signsoflove.org