{"id":35995,"date":"2017-07-20T15:15:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T20:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=35995"},"modified":"2017-07-20T15:15:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T20:15:04","slug":"over-1400-attended-dont-give-up-convention-of-jw-presented-in-asl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/07\/20\/over-1400-attended-dont-give-up-convention-of-jw-presented-in-asl\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,400 Attended \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up!\u201d Convention of JW presented in ASL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over 1,400 Attended \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up!\u201d Convention of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses presented in American Sign Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

On July 14-16, over 1,400 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf\/Blind and hearing individuals attended the three-day \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up!\u201d Convention of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses presented in American Sign Language. Individuals from 8 states, as far away as Tennessee, traveled to the Assembly Hall of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses near Denton, Texas.<\/p>\n

Attendees enjoyed presentations and interviews on the theme, \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up!\u201d Throughout each day, various short videos depicting real-life scenarios demonstrated how the Bible helps us endure life\u2019s challenges. Other multimedia segments used beautiful video clip examples of nature such as butterflies, camels, and the acacia tree to teach lessons about how to endure life\u2019s hardships.<\/p>\n

Both young and old Deaf and Hearing individuals were in attendance along with ones who are not Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses. Most arrived early before the sessions and stayed late after the day\u2019s session ended to enjoy upbuilding association with others communicating in sign language.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Murrie, a convention spokesman involved with preparations for the convention, stated, \u201cOur annual American Sign Language convention here in Denton, is a one of a kind experience for individuals who are deaf, deaf\/blind and those who communicate using sign language to see various components of the Bible\u2019s message presented in their language. It warms our hearts to see various nationalities and races, young and old, enjoying full association with new and old friends together with family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian Moore
\nMedia Services
\nSign Language Convention \/ Denton, Texas
\nCell 817.829.3551
\nbrimoo23@gmail.com
\naslnewsservice@live.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over 1,400 Attended \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up!\u201d Convention of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses presented in American Sign Language On July 14-16, over 1,400 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf\/Blind and hearing individuals attended the three-day \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up!\u201d Convention of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses presented in American Sign…<\/p>\n

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