New Executive Director
Deaf Prison Ministries Network is excited to announce that we have recently hired Scott DeLoach as our new Executive Director. Scott DeLoach is one of the founders of Deaf Prison Ministries Network and has served as the Board Chairman since its incorporation in 2005. Scott comes to us with a strong vision for the future of Deaf Prison Ministries Network and its newly acquired after care facility, Healing Hands Ranch.

Scott's main job is promote Deaf Prison Ministries Network and Healing Hands Ranch in order to bring awareness, funding and support from individuals, foundations and churches. Scott will also be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Healing Hands Ranch, working closely with our Property Manager, Johnny McCollum and our Residence Manager that we hope to hire very soon (see the job opening below).

If you would like for Scott to come and speak to your church or organization about Deaf Prison Ministries Network and Healing Hands Ranch, please send him email and invite him! More information about Scott will be shared in this e-newsletter in the months to come!

2007 Conference
Our 5th annual conference is now in the planning stages. The theme of this year's conference is From Death Row to Light Row to reflect the process necessary to bring Deaf prisoners from hopelessness -- "Death" to hope -- "Light" while in prison. This is accomplished by having a good ministry to the Deaf in Prison. Our conference will be held from noon, Thursday, September 6th through noon, Saturday, September 8th at the Prison Fellowship headquarters in Leesburg, Virginia. We hope to have the conference registration information ready for you by June 1st so you can register. Be sure to mark the date on your calendar and make plans to come!

Job Opening
Now that we've hired Scott as our Executive Director, the next position that we need to fill is a Residence Manager. This is an important position that we must fill before we can start to accept residents to come and live at Healing Hands Ranch. The Residence Manager will be responsible for supervising the Deaf ex-offenders who live at our aftercare facility and helping them make the transition from prison life to their new life outside of prison. If you are interested in learning more about this job opening, please visit our job opening webpage for more information.

Signing Out
We hope you found this newsletter informative. As always, you can visit our Deaf Prison Ministries Network website for more information. Please continue to pray and offer support as the Lord leads you. We have challenging days ahead but we are very excited about doing the Lord's work for His glory.