Hamsa O'Doherty is a member of Lancaster (Pa.) Meeting, where she serves on the Worship and Ministry and the Outreach committees. She is a founder of Deaf Friends Fellowship ([email protected]). She is a professional sign language interpreter and a Deaf Awareness and Sign Language educator, mentored by members of the deaf community. As used in this article, "deaf community" refers to those for whom American Sign Language is their primary language, and those in close affiliation with them. Friends Journal does not uppercase this phrase in line with its practice of minimizing capitalization.