{"id":37872,"date":"2018-07-20T12:44:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T17:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=37872"},"modified":"2018-07-20T12:44:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T17:44:23","slug":"over-1300-expected-for-3-day-be-courageous-convention-in-asl-starting-august-10th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/07\/20\/over-1300-expected-for-3-day-be-courageous-convention-in-asl-starting-august-10th\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,300 Expected for 3-Day \u201cBe Courageous!\u201d Convention in ASL starting August 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Over 1,300 Expected for 3-Day \u201cBe Courageous!\u201d Convention in American Sign Language starting August 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DATE: August 10-12, 2018<\/p>\n<p>TIME: 9:30 AM &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>ADDRESS:<br \/>\n14542 US Highway 380 W<br \/>\nKrum, Texas 76249-7623 (Near Denton, Texas)<\/p>\n<p>WEBSITE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jw.org\/ase\">http:\/\/www.jw.org\/ase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 1,300 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf-Blind and Hearing individuals from 8 states are expected to attend a special three-day convention beginning Friday, August 10, at the Denton, Texas, Assembly Hall of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The convention theme is \u201cBe Courageous!\u201d and is one of 11 conventions in the United States hosted this summer by Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses and presented in American Sign Language. Lively talks and interviews will show practical ways to face present and future challenges with courage. Multimedia segments will depict what real people \u2013 and even animals \u2013 can teach us about courage. On Sunday morning, a heartwarming Bible discourse will be presented on the theme, \u201cThe Resurrection Hope Imparts Courage \u2013 How?\u201d In the afternoon, a feature film will highlight \u201cThe Story of Jonah, A Lesson in Courage and Mercy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A complete program schedule and a special video invitation to the convention is presented in American Sign Language at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/ase\/jehovahs-witnesses\/conventions\/\">https:\/\/www.jw.org\/ase\/jehovahs-witnesses\/conventions\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A special public service announcement available to television stations around the world, and translated in American Sign Language, can be seen at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/ase\/jehovahs-witnesses\/conventions\/2018-convention-jw-psa\/\">https:\/\/www.jw.org\/ase\/jehovahs-witnesses\/conventions\/2018-convention-jw-psa\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is no admission fee. Conventions of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses are supported entirely by voluntary donations.<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT PERSON NAME: Brian Moore<br \/>\nCONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: aslnewsservice@live.com<br \/>\nCONTACT TELEPHONE #: 817-829-3551<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 1,300 Expected for 3-Day \u201cBe Courageous!\u201d Convention in American Sign Language starting August 10 DATE: August 10-12, 2018 TIME: 9:30 AM &#8211; 5:00 PM ADDRESS: 14542 US Highway 380 W Krum, Texas 76249-7623 (Near Denton, Texas) WEBSITE: http:\/\/www.jw.org\/ase Over&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/07\/20\/over-1300-expected-for-3-day-be-courageous-convention-in-asl-starting-august-10th\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[10073,24,1412,10070],"class_list":["post-37872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-brian-moore","tag-deaf","tag-hard-of-hearing","tag-jehovahs-witnesses"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-9QQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15145,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/07\/25\/1500-expected-for-3-day-convention-in-asl\/","url_meta":{"origin":37872,"position":0},"title":"1,500 Expected for 3-Day Convention in ASL","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"July 25, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"1,500 Expected for 3-Day Convention in ASL Hello, An estimated 1500 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf\/Blind and Hearing individuals from 13 states will attend a special three-day convention beginning on Friday, August 5 in Denton, Texas. 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