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‘Care for the Caring Heart’ Meeting

How can you look after your own ‘caring heart’ amidst the hustle and bustle and high workload? The Healthcare and Deaf Ministry committees are organising a meeting especially for healthcare professionals on ….

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Sign Language Day

Sign language minister Martin Visser will be celebrating International Sign Language Day on 23 September. It turns out that sign language is an enrichment for hearing people too!

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Church service with the crew of the hospital ship Prins Willem Alexander

Mankeer Church

The deepest motivation behind my work is the desire for God’s Word to touch people and bring them closer to Him and to one another. In all the so-called ‘flawed churches’ mentioned, we focus primarily on the core, on the main ….

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front cover of the IDP brochure

Being a church together with hearing and deaf people

How does the idea of being a church together – with deaf and hearing people side by side – take practical shape? The Interdenominational Deaf Ministry has published a new leaflet on this subject.

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Meeting day for parents of deaf children

Wijs met media On Saturday 21 March, a meeting day for parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children will take place in Nijkerk. The theme of this meeting day is Wijs met media for parents and children. Soc ...

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We can't do anything with that.

When the deaf world first came into my field of vision, I found it scary to start a conversation with a deaf person. I experienced a high threshold. That is why I have a lot of understanding for hearing people who also struggle ...

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Volunteer meeting day RLG trips

On 14 February, there will be a meeting day for the RLG trip supervisors. With this festive day, RLG would like to thank the volunteers for their efforts in making holidays possible for people with disabilities.

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deaf chaplaincy

Interpreter shortage

Due to a severe shortage of sign language interpreters, deaf people in church cannot follow the service properly. Consider training deaf interpreter, is the appeal of deaf minister Martin Visser.

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Meeting for parents of a deaf child

For parents with a deaf or hard-of-hearing child, there will be an online inspiration meeting on 10 April.

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Caring for others and caring for yourself.  

The Health Care Pastoral Care Deputation is organising a lecture on 21 March on the balance between caring for others and caring for yourself.

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Meeting day for parents and deaf children

A meeting day for parents and their deaf or hard-of-hearing child(ren) of primary school age will be held on Saturday 18 November 2023. The Kijk- en Luisterbijbel (Look and Listen Bible) in Dutch Sign Language will also be g ...

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