“Sign, Not Sound,” Shincheonji Gwangju Church's Sign Language Group Conveys Faith Through Sign Language
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| On the 8th December, at the Shincheonji Peter Tribe's Heavenly Culture Promotion Centre recruitment booth, the Peter sign language group is teaching sign language to the congregation |
In order to ensure that everyone can listen to the gospel without discrimination, the 'Peter Sign Language Group' of the Peter Tribe of the Gwangju Church of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (hereinafter referred to as Shincheonji Gwangju Church), has been hard at work.
The 'Peter Sign Language Group', which conveys the word of God through 'sign language', which conveys meaning through the shape or movement of the hand, serves the hearing-impaired congregation members of Shincheonji Gwangju Church by providing interpretation for sermons and meetings, as well as promoting heavenly culture through various sign language performances.
Eun-guk (24) Kim, who serves at the 'Peter Sign Language Group', said, “I thought it would be truly upsetting if one could not experience the word due to physical reasons. That's why I applied to the sign language group to be of some small help to the hearing-impaired who have the will but cannot hear.”
Kim said that through the sign language group, he came to the realisation that “physical differences are not an obstacle to knowing the Bible.”
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| Hearing-impaired congregants of the Shincheonji Gwangju Church are seen holding a service on the 4th floor of the church on the 1st December through the Peter sign language group |
A young adult congregant named Mr. Park, who was born with a hearing impairment, said he has gained a deep understanding of the Bible through the consistent effort of the Peter Sign Language Group. Speaking of his disability, his mother, Young-ae Park (41), who is also a congregant of the Shincheonji Gwangju Church, said, “I felt like it was my fault that my son was born with a hearing impairment, and as a mother, I was heartbroken.” To her joy, her desperate wish to share the Bible with her hearing-impaired son was answered 18 years later.
Since finding joy in his life of faith through the Word, Mr. Park is determined to grow and said, “I may not be able to hear with my ears, but I will try to understand the Word better than anyone else with my heart.”
Meanwhile, several congregation members of the Shincheonji Gwangju Church, including those in full-time work, who want to be able to help with professional qualifications, are voluntarily preparing for a sign language interpreter licence while holding down full-time jobs.
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