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Simple Technology Has Long Reach

Mike Holman, Manager of our Digital Resource Team, received this message from ministry partner, Michael M., in Zambia, Africa. It reveals how far simple technology's impact reaches when accurately applied.

Mike,

Thank you very much. I received what you sent to me ...

These things are helping our pastors very well. Our digital library has 320 regular ministers who do use the teachings. We have burnt 410 CD's to give to pastors.

Please do pray for me.

I do have four planned activities to get into new places to establish digital facilities.

In March I will go to the Eastern part of Zambia to meet 150 pastors for three days. We shall be talking about how to use MP3's and CD's. They believe that these materials are important for them.

In May I will go to the western part of Zambia for three days to meet 90 pastors. We shall spend time talking about digital library and also I will take moments to burn them CD's and DVD's. I hope to start a library here and so we are also looking for an external disc like you provided to me. One pastor has agreed to donate a laptop computer. We pray that we can also install 4 desk top computers...

In July I have an invitation to go to the Northern side of Zambia to meet 230 pastors and we shall expose them to the digital library. They will be using computers from a church. So we pray that we shall leave them with enough teachings on videos and audio CD's. The distance is far and I will travel with 4 other pastors.

Story & Oral Strategies Report - August 2009

"Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” Matthew 13:52
 
 
 
Church leaders in Africa are bridging the Literacy Barrier by using inexpensive MP3 players to expand leadership training and encourage isolated Christian leaders. MAF Learning Technologies partners with key national pastors to overcome the literacy barrier using technology to deliver the Gospel.
 
Bringing Bible School to Isolated Leaders in Uganda 
Tony Okullu in Uganda calls this the “Church Based Mobile Bible School.” MAF-LT provides a 5 Gigabyte hard drive of Christian materials, many of which are audio files. Tony downloads a teaching series on the MP3 players and sends them out via a network of Christian coordinators who share them with pastors and Christian leaders in the villages of their district. Pictured at left: Pastors from Lira meet to listen to teachings on MP3 players.
 
 
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