Willie Lamb's hands have told thousands of stories. She has signed a baby's first cry. She has signed design plans for a new couple's home. She is currently teaching a deaf woman and her fiance how to communicate through sign language. She has even stood in the gap between a pet owner and a dog in obedience classes.

Yes, her skill to fill the communication barrier has led her into many unique situations, but she is a teacher at heart.

Lamb is the director of deaf ministries at Kenwood Christian Church in Fayetteville. She leads a sign language course each Wednesday night at 7 p.m. that will provide over 40 participants with a vocabulary of 450 words, the manual alphabet and the ability to sign at 40 words per minute. Having taught for the last 25 years, Lamb teaches S.E.E., which means to sign exact English.

"I personally do this in memory of my brother who was deaf," said Lamb. "I saw all the hardships he went through and how some people try to smother deaf people. They just don't know how to handle the communication barrier."

Lamb said most deaf people are just as intelligent as a hearing person, but often lack education and training.

"This is a ministry outreach," Lamb said. "So many deaf people can't be involved in church and many don't know about Christ. It's so rewarding to tell them."

Lamb is a certified interpreter and is also a substitute interpreter for Fulton and Fayette county schools. She interprets church service every Sunday and when not teaching a class, leads a voiced and signed Bible study at Kenwood Christian Church.