That your joy may be full
John 15:11
Brining the J.O.Y. of God through teaching Jesus to others for you.
We are a group of believers fulfilling the “Great Command” of Christ with a simple vision of J.O.Y. pointed inward and outward to those around us.
J - Focussing on Jesus inwardly to promote His message of Salvation outwardly to those who will give an eye or ear to the Gospel message.
O - Everything we do is about “others,” reaching them with the Gospel and training them to fulfill God’s design for their life with a simple philosophy of disciples making disciples.
Y - Independent people and churches support us in taking the message of God to those who would accept. We do this on your behalf, being the arm of our supporters and keeping them informed as to the progress of God through our ministry.
JOY15 Ministries
JOY15 is founded on the guiding principles set forth in John 15. We abide in Christ to “bare much fruit” by reaching out to everyone we encounter with the Gospel. Our primary ministry is to reach the Deaf of Botswana with the Gospel, but as we often say, “We start Deaf churches with hearing ministries.” Please click below to learn more about JOY15 and how you can assist us in reaching the Deaf and hearing people of Botswana.
J.O.Y. Missions Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, we have partnered with Ebenezer Baptist Church for the Deaf. This ministry has existed for over thirty years. With our partnership, we can assist them in their church with teaching and training, a yearly Deaf conference, and together we have planted a brand new church, the Church@Vicktory, on the grounds of VICKtory School for the Deaf. Please click bellow to learn more about these ministries and how you can help.
VICKtory School for the Deaf
In Ethiopia we partner with VICKtory School for the Deaf, The name “VICKtory” is for the foundational missionaries Richard and Joyce Vick, who served the Deaf community in Addis Ababa for many years. We currently have a little over eighty students of all ages. Our goal is to give a solid education from beginner to grade eight. We do this with the Gospel in mind. We aim to reach these students and their families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by showing that we care. Through this school, we also have our VICKtory C.A.R.E. ministry. To learn more about how you can be involved, please click below.
Adventure by Faith
Please take a moment and visit our shop. We are using this to fund our mission to Botswana. All funds generated will go to further the Gospel advance and offset travel and ministry expenses. We have a lot of arms reaching into many places we can not show and some that needs to remain private due to Government regulations and security for those who work with us. Please take a moment and browse through our selections, and know you are not just purchasing something; you are investing in the lives of these precious people.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
dykes4deaf@gmail.com
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We send out reports periodically to supply news about our ministries. We do not share contact information with anyone for any reason. You will receive newsletters as events happen in our ministries, focusing solely on what God is doing in Ethiopia and Botswana.
About Our Logo JOY15:
The Cross represents the True Vine, Jesus, our sole focus for everything we do.
The Branches represent those of us who are saved abiding in the True Vine, Jesus.
The Fruit are those we are reaching out to with the Gospels.
The Roots represent the you in JOY, being rooted in the the Word and the Holy Spirit.
Based on John 15