Luke, Josefina, Lucas Nash, Joshua, & Samuel Everett
 Born July 18th 1959 in Long Island, New York, Luke went to Mexico when his parents became missionaries to the deaf. The Everett family learned sign language and became active in deaf education and interpreting in church after Luke suffered a hearing loss at the age of five. Since March of 1969 the Everett family has lived in Baja California, Mexico.
Luke completed elementary to high school in Mexico. He is fluent in Spanish and sign language. He gave up attending college to serve full time on the ministry. He attended Calvary Chapel Bible School in Lake Arrowhead in 1978.
Luke, an ordained minister, became director of Rancho Sordo Mudo School in 1984. Before becoming director he taught all grades and was the boy’s dorm parent. He also taught chapel and Sunday services for 18 years. He is now the director of the ministry, staff director, and coordinator for visiting church groups. Luke is also an international speaker at mission’s conferences and churches throughout South America, Mexico and the U.S., delighting people with his humor but at the same time challenging them to seek God and missions. Luke spent two summers at Hume Lake Christian Camps as their mission’s speaker in 1998 and 1999. He will be there again in Summer of 2007.
Besides his duties at Rancho Sordo Mudo, He is on the board of Communication and Humanitarian Services Inc. that has a deaf school in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. He is also the author of "Stepping out in faith; How God's plan for one family changed thousands of lives."
Married on June 1st 1985 to a former pupil, Josefina Muñiz he now has three sons, Lucas 19, Joshua 15 and Samuel 5. Josefina teaches the children’s chapel. For fun and exercise Luke competes in triathlons and half marathons. He also loves riding his mountain bike.
His future and goal is to continue serving God at Rancho Sordo Mudo, Teaching deaf awareness to the Mexican community and challenging others to seek and serve God. If you would like him to come and share with your church or group please write him at: sanlucasrsm@juno.com or luke@ranchosordomudo.com.
Josefina was born March 19th, 1963 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. She first came to the Ranch as a student at the age of 8. She grew up here and returned home at 17 to help her mother who was also deaf. A year later she felt God calling her to come and serve here. Six years later Luke and Josefina were married. She loves teaching the deaf children daily chapel and Wednesday bible studies. In 2002 she had a devastating brain hemorrhage. After emergency brain surgery, she went through rigorous physical therapy. Despite having a 10% chance of ever walking again, she overcame those odds to be the walking example of what God can do in a person’s life. She loves making cookies, reading her bible and being a mother.
Joshua: joshuarsm@gmail.com
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