Rev. Brant Engel, President of the Board for Ephphatha Lutheran Mission Society, talks about the ministry of ELMS in ministry for the Deaf in Michigan. ELMS is active in Flint, MI, with a School for the Deaf and Lutheran ministry to the Deaf community there. A yearly Mission Festival in Frankenmuth provides resources and community-building for those working with the Deaf. The newest education initiative, St. Martin Lutheran School for the Deaf in Dearborn, MI, is a school for deaf children within the hearing day school at Emmanuel Lutheran Dearborn. St. Martin is currently taking registration for deaf children who would like to attend. Find registration information about St. Martin Lutheran School for the Deaf at Emmanuel Lutheran Church and School in Dearborn, MI, at smlid.org. Learn more about Ephphatha Lutheran Mission Society on their website elms-deaf.org. Today’s episode is a rebroadcast from October 10, 2016.
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