More Productive from the USA

July 30, 2007
by Andy Corley

Imagine a highly trained computer programmer with his laptop in the jungles of Indonesia. He's working to create software or optimize email and web communications tools from within the Dao tribe in Indonesia.

This technomissionary is hugely successful at optimizing the message of Jesus for the Dao language and culture, and the Dao people may even come to a saving knowledge of Jesus' love sooner than ever would have been possible!

However, imagine this same technomissionary in a little more modern setting -- in a city in Indonesia where support missionaries work to meet the needs of dozens of other missionary families who work in various tribes throughout Indonesia (including the Dao).

Now the technical skills of this missionary are being used to develop software and web tools that will help tribes in the entire country of Indonesia to be reached more quickly with the Gospel. What a ministry!

But step back even further. Now imagine this same technomissionary working in the home offices of New Tribes Mission -- in the steamy tropics of Florida! :)

This missionary is now able to develop computer technology that benefits not only the Dao tribe, and not only the entire country of Indonesia, but now every tribe in every country where NTM works around the world!

Does that sound a little familiar? ... like: "Go ye therefore and make disciples of all nations ..." (Matt. 28:19)

That's our mission and our calling. To use technology to speed the Gospel message to people in every country around the world!