Discipleship / Seminary Training on a Mobile Phone


Are you aware of the successful launch in March of cellphone-based distance learning in Kenya, the mLearning Project of our Global Technology office?  A friend explained to me some of the challenges they faced. A phone was available just months before the launch that is affordable for Africans ( about $100).  Almost none of the students had seen or used a touch screen phone prior to starting this class, but almost all students learned to use them within a couple hours. Larger capacity memory cards were ordered to handle the file sizes for the video lectures (multiple GBs). A SMS-based … Continue reading Discipleship / Seminary Training on a Mobile Phone

Where Are the People?


The Earth’s current population is 6.775 billion people.  If you need to know more demographics, here’s some sources for you. Google graph Click on this Google link and then on the list of countries on the left to find out specific country figures. You can click more than one country to compare countries. You’ll see growth patterns since 1960 as well The Google graphic is based on World Bank estimates. Campus Crusade for Christ Learn about ministries around the world and the spiritual climate of various countries for the purpose of prayer or before you go overseas on a mission … Continue reading Where Are the People?