S2 11: Being Differently Abled with Emma Faye Rudkin
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Emma Faye Rudkin, founder of Aid the Silent, lost her hearing when she was 3 years old. She shares how her relationship with Jesus helped her to overcome the challenges of being deaf and how Aid the Silent comes alongside the deaf community. Emma Faye is a role model of perseverance, hard work, and hope throughout suffering and struggle.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Strong Women Podcast, where each week we explore a deeper understanding of the humanity, value, intellect, and creativity of women. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm Sarah Stone Street. |
| 0:12.2 | And I'm Erin Kunkel. |
| 0:14.2 | Glad you're here. |
| 0:16.7 | Our guest today on the Strong Women Podcast is Emma Faye Rudkin, and we're so pleased to have her with us today. |
| 0:26.1 | So when Emma Faye was three years old, she went profoundly deaf, and through much struggle, she's been able to use this pain in her story to bring healing not only to her own life, but also to the lives of countless |
| 0:39.2 | others. When she was 18, she founded Aid the Silent, which is a non-profit organization in Texas |
| 0:46.1 | that helps deaf and hard-of-hearing children get the support that they need. In 2018, she was named San Antonio's Woman of the Year by the San |
| 0:57.4 | Antonio Journal. And she was also appointed by Governor Abbott to serve on the Texas |
| 1:03.5 | Governor's Committee on people with disabilities, which she did until 2020. And we're just |
| 1:10.2 | so thrilled to hear Emma Faye's story. |
| 1:13.3 | We know you guys are going to be encouraged by it too. |
| 1:15.9 | So Emma Faye, thank you for joining us today. |
| 1:18.6 | Oh, thank you for having me. |
| 1:20.7 | I appreciate it so much. |
| 1:22.3 | Yeah, when we heard about your story, Emma Faye, we thought, well, she's deaf. So how can we share her story on the |
| 1:30.4 | podcast? But she's reading our lips right now. And that's how she's able to talk to us. So an |
| 1:35.8 | incredible person. And I can't wait to hear your story and share it with our listeners. I want to |
| 1:41.5 | start with your name, Emma Faye, because that is very Southern. |
| 1:46.0 | So are you a Southern girl? |
| 1:48.0 | Yes, I'm from South Texas, and my family name is Faye, so Emma Faye. |
| 1:56.9 | My name has a significant meaning as an adult, and at first, I didn't know that it meant. |
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