Immanuel Church in Nairobi where the deaf gather to worship every Sunday

Evangelist Ruth Kaloki preaching in sign language at Immanuel Church of the deaf

As a child, she enjoyed going to church and would always look forward to Sundays. However, at a tender age she became sick with severe malaria and after she recovered, she realised that she had lost her sense of hearing.

“Having lived and worked among a hearing community for so long, I did not know much about the deaf. I was a major turn in my life,” she said.