Meet the DMW Team

Each staff member is here to serve you. If you would like to invite any one of them to minister at your church, conference or camp meeting send us an e-mail (see bottom of page).

Gary Barrett is Deaf and received the call of God on his life back in 1981. After graduating from Bible college, Gary pastored several Deaf churches, plus he and his wife, Rhonda, founded Deaf Ministries Worldwide (DMW) in 1989 which is headquartered in Oklahoma. Gary has many roles and responsibilities at DMW which include: Encouraging, counseling and praying for pastors, missionaries and those in Deaf ministry leadership positions. Gary is often invited to preach and teach at Deaf churches, camps, revivals and conferences around the world. He also teaches three very popular workshops: Servant Leadership Marriage-God's Way Be-yourself Evangelism		Rhonda Barrett has been the Office Manager since DMW was established. She oversees all office responsibilities, including newsletters and other printed literature. Rhonda also ministers at women's retreats and meetings. She loves to teach the Word of God and often uses drama to make clear God's Word. Rhonda shares a powerful testimony how the Lord led her on a journey of emotional healing. The Lord uses her testimony to encourage, give hope and healing to others. In addition Rhonda shares an informative workshops on Deaf Culture.
Gary and Rhonda are the hosts of the Shalom Lighthouse Cove Retreat Center which provides a place for pastors and their spouse to come for a time of rest and restoration.

Below are pictures of just a few of the numerous volunteers who are a GREAT BLESSING to this ministry!         Volunteers are putting together Gospel Bag Packets. Inside each Gospel Bag is a Picture Bible, a simple English Bible, and Gospel tracts.
All Bibles and tracts we give away are labeled with DMW contact information. This way Deaf people are able to contact us if they have questions about Jesus, salvation, spiritual issues, etc.
	Linda, volunteers every week and helps us keep the correspondence up-to-date (even though she already has a full time job--Administrative Assistant to the superintendent of the state school for the Deaf).