Nov. 2023 Update from Brooke Bateman

Greetings from Romania. It is very good to be back home here. Thank you very much for your prayers for me and my family as we grieved the death of my stepdad Mike. My mom, brother, and I had the month of September together after saying our final goodbyes to Mike, in the hospital where the Lord saw it best to take him home after a brain bleed and was pronounced brain dead. It was very heartbreaking however, the Lord blessed us with an incredible service with a Deaf pastor and my good friend Hannah interpreting. Hannah was instrumental in leading Mike to the Lord in the hospital before he passed on. Thank you, Jesus!

Please pray for my mom as she is adjusting to her life being alone. Pray for her to experience the presence and nearness of the Lord and find her journey of healing with our good Father. Pray for my brother Grant too. I praise God for the strength and healing He has provided so far. The time we all had together was so special. But it did leave me in a dry place. My heart is finally refreshed and restored as I get back into the rhythm of ministry and life back home. 

This November I am traveling to Ethiopia from the 8th-14th. Please pray for me to interpret well for a workshop where 4 Deaf teams will get training in how to use Bloom software. This software is what they will use in their countries to create Bible books or educational materials for Deaf children in Sign Language. The 4 different translation teams are from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ukraine. So I need God to give me wisdom and clarity in interpreting an International Sign that each team can understand at the same time. :)

Please pray for God to lead me to the right Deaf translation team in Europe where I can begin my training in exegetical advisor and train under a consultant too. I feel a burden to support and work in the translation efforts specifically in Europe within this capacity. The Deaf are largely unreached in most of the countries. Pray for wisdom and discernment for my supervisors as we all work together to see God's plan.

More prayer requests and praises coming next month!!! God bless you!