Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The HCJB Global Technology Center is Amazing!

Yes, we started service at the HCJB Technology Center in Elkhart, Indiana in early September.

What an incredibly awesome ministry! The Lord is working through many hard-working, smart, and God-fearing servants who use their Sovereign gifts to further the work of missions with HCJB Global and mission partners around the world.
 
What kind of work are John and Jean doing at the mission?
 
As you probably know, John is in Information technology roles. Right away he was plugged into computer software development on the inventory/sales/purchase/workorder/ accounting systems central to handling the production and distribution of radios, transmitters, antennas, and more.
He also handles central software distribution and responds to help desk requests. There are more projects coming in the near future as he continues to dig his roots further into the mission computer systems.
 
John works about 25-30 hours per week at the mission, serving in the mornings and coming home in the afternoon. Then he works his “secular” job 30-40 hours per week. This makes for pretty long days, particularly when you add in house repairs and meeting neighbors.
 
Jean continues to work primarily as a homemaker, and continues to homeschool David and Anina. She has served the mission as well - baking for events, preparing SonSet radios for a work team, hosting a regular intern, and playing the violin.
In addition to school and church activities at McCoy Memorial Baptist, David has joined an intramural basketball team, and Anina has resumed gymnastics. Sadly, there is no group like the SSHS&GG here, near Elkhart.