‘God Understands Us’: Inside a Nigerian Church Where Deaf People Find Faith and Community

'God understands us': Inside a Nigerian church where deaf people find faith and community

A church in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos has become a community for people who are deaf. The energetic pastor preaches in sign language, and the vibrations of drums signal when to pray or kneel.

‘God understands us’: Inside a deaf church in Nigeria

'God understands us': Inside a deaf church in Nigeria A church in Nigeria is uniting parishioners who are deaf, mute or living with hearing impairment by offering services in sign language. (AP video/Dan Ikpoyi). #deaf #deafcommunity #nigeria Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home The post ‘God understands us’: Inside a deaf ch…

‘God understands us': Inside a Nigerian church where deaf people find faith and community

It is like any other church in Nigeria ‘s megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a beam above. There is a music section, with a set of drums. Sash-wearing church wardens move around to enforce order. But it is also different. For hours, the only sounds are exclamations and thunderous bursts of drums, with their vibrations the cues for when to pray, kneel or respond to the preacher’s calls for “H…