During Deaf Church I was able to share about fasting. We were fasting on this particular Sunday and I wanted to make sure everyone understood the importance and significance of fasting. I realised that many believe that it is just when you dont eat. I explained why it is important to strengthen your spirit and how fasting helps. I want to testify that God must have guided me because I was signing and I cant remember actually thinking about the signs before signing them. What's more, ideas and teaching strategies just emerged as I continued sharing. I could see the gleam of understanding in their eyes and the most encouraging thing was when Vonetta nodded and stated that she did not know that before. I was soooo blessed! Stephen began calling me "preacher woman Alana" lol.
There are so many things I want to share and tell them but sometimes I feel like signing is a communication barrier. Today I realised that I just need to open myself for the Holy Spirit to do His work.
Mark 13:11
...take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
This day was also my mom's birthday so I organised for the Deaf to sign happy birthday to her. I know she was happy, touched and pleasantly surprised by it :)
That afternoon I meet a few of my precious, Deaf friends at Christmas Village. It so happened that I and the majority of the Deaf girls there, wore pink. I was able to spend some one on one time with Lisa as we visited the booths and I was also able to 'lime' with Sherlan, Azard, Neela, Shelly (Neela's hearing sister), Navita and another Deaf woman. We had a fun time dancing and pretending to be parangderos singing and playing musical instruments!! We called ourselves "Pretty in pink girls".
I really cant remember my previous Christmas Village experiences but I think my time with the Deaf this year has made it incredibly memorable. I also cant remember the last time I felt so free to be me. The Deaf are helping me find myself.
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