In a Silent World

In a Silent World

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In a Silent World

2018

1h 29m

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Gifted musician Marshall and his wife Terry, a communication professor, were excited to welcome their newborn into their world. But because of her deafness--they had to enter hers instead.

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Carol Beth Sutton

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Ronnie B. Wilbur

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Terry Lawrence

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Rachel Lawrence Biser

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Diane Hazel Jones

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David Geeslin

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Jamie Biser

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Marshall Lawrence

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