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Deaf Experience

The service began and the musicians readied themselves to play. People lined the pews and the pastor stood to pray. People around bowed their heads and listened intently to the prayer except for the man in the front who focused his attention on the hands of the interpreter that stood in front of him. Her motions were swift and brief and he nodded his head in agreement. Although he could not hear, he understood the prayer being said. Church interpreted for the deaf.
Sitting in a pew to the side watching this scene, both fascinated and taught me a lot. There were two kinds of interpreting that happened during the service, one for the worship portion and then one for the sermon. During the worship the interpreter signed basically word for word along with the songs and even demonstrated the music interludes. If there was something the man didn't understand, he questioned her and she explained or revised. Because the songs were displayed on a projector, the man spent......

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