Deafness is almost always one generation thick
• 90% of Deaf have parents who can hear
• Most Deaf parents have children who can hear

Deaf people interact on a meaningful level with hearing people all their lives, yet most Americans have little understanding of what it means to be Deaf.

There are:
• 35,000,000 Americans who are Hard of Hearing to some degree – of these an estimated
• 300,000 are profoundly Deaf

Deaf people can be found in every
• ethnic group,
• region and
• economic class

Some Deafness is
• hereditary; some is caused by
• illness or
• accident

To be Deaf is to be part of a tiny minority in a hearing world, but it is far from the uniform and tragic experience that most hearing people imagine.

Quoted from: Through DEAF EYES
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VIDEO ♦ “The Meaning Of Life”

Highlights (estimated or round numbers)
• Total attendance: 17,500
• Peak attendance (Sunday night): 13,000
• Total baptized with the Holy Ghost: 3,600 (includes 2 Deaf)
• Total views on Internet (English, Spanish, Deaf): 86,000
• Deaf Stream Visitors views:
- United States : 1471
- Canada : 20
- Australia : 11
- Netherlands: 1
- Japan : 1
- France : 1
Totals: 1505

• Total countries with viewers: 111 (English), 28 (Spanish)

Other Information
• Registrations: 11,361 (excludes children and complimentary passes for some volunteers)
• Volunteers: 2,700
• Total Unique IPS addresses for English and Deaf viewers (individuals, families, or churches): 16,034
• Deaf Stream Unique IPS addresses
- United States : 181
- Canada : 7
- Australia : 2
- Netherlands : 1
- Japan : 1
- France : 1
Totals: 193

• Baptized in water onsite: 135
• Baptized with Holy Ghost in children’s service: 94
• Baptized with Holy Ghost on the street: 107
• Baptized with Holy Ghost via Internet in English (reported by text): 356
• Baptized with Holy Ghost via internet in Spanish (reported by e-mail): 30, in 11 countries
• Refilled with Holy Ghost: 1,000
• People receiving the Holy Ghost included an Ethiopian van driver for our street workers, a Honduran worker in the ladies meeting, and a security guard Sunday night (also baptized).
• Many healings. The daughter of a pastor in South Texas received healing of complete deafness in one ear caused by a lack of internal bones. She now uses that ear to listen to her cell phone.

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