Stacy Shawiak

One of the most un-reached people groups in the world is the deaf community. Of the over 75 million deaf people in the world, over 70 percent of that population do not even know a sign language for functional communication. Imagine their difficulty in gaining access to God’s word. Wycliffe Associates is seeking to reach these populations for this purpose using a program called SUN (Symbolic Universal Notation). Using a symbolic system of writing, they can learn to read God’s Word for themselves. We are developing materials and mobilizing teams to reach these populations globally and enable the local church to learn and then teach the program to others in a matter of days. Within my responsibilities at Wycliffe Associates, I will be assisting this initiative through my role as SUN Director where I will be developing the tools and resources, as well as, evaluating and testing our processes to further assist the needs of what some consider the largest marginalized populations on the planet.