Hackathons are like a 5k race. Usually running is a solitary experience, but there’s something special about signing up for and attending a 5k. It isn’t the distance that is a challenge, but the act of running together in community that’s the draw. A hackathon is like a 5k in that coding is usually a solitary task. Like a 5k, the draw of a hackathon […]
“All that glitters is not gold,” wrote Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, and I find that applies to a lot of things in this world. Take Las Vegas, for example: it’s a very glittery place, with lights and action and excitement everywhere, along with an undercurrent of the taboo: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. In my 34 years in the computer industry, […]
Amazingly, the God of creation chooses to communicate with His fallen and corrupt creation. In the greatest act of love ever seen, He sent his Son to communicate His love for us by dying in our place, taking the punishment that we all deserve once for all. God has communicated this offer of forgiveness through every advance of technology man has devised: from the road […]
Since 2012, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday is the kick off to the charitable season called Giving Tuesday. It was originally begun as a movement that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy. As the world begins its mad dash to gear up for Christmas, Giving Tuesday encourages us to enter the holiday season with the right focus – a reminder and […]
Giving Tuesday began as a way to unite the world in a day of global generosity – an encouragement and reminder to enter the holiday season by giving where it is needed most. This Giving Tuesday, please consider giving in the following ways. Your gifts will enable eDOT to function and expand in 2018. $30 – lynda.com Training Your gift of $30 will grant a […]
Having just arrived a few short months ago, Anna’s main priority is “enculturation”. This process of adapting to her new surroundings includes learning language, social values & behaviors, establishing relationships, and other day-to-day necessities. Join us in prayer for Anna as she continues to adapt and prepare for work here in Germany, and enjoy her most recent update: I just finished the third week of […]
The Hackathon has come and gone. Months of planning and anticipation are behind us. It’ll take time to digest the full impact of Hackathon Kandern and to consider what it means for the future, but one thing is for sure: the amount of work and energy that went into the Hackathon is insurmountable. Tools that, under normal circumstances, would have taken weeks or months to […]
Mid-Hack, Jake walked through the room, phone in hand, and had a quick interview with some of the hackathon participants. The event was broadcast on Facebook live. If you missed live event, have a look here. Incredible progress has been made thanks to these folks. We’re not eager to say goodbye, but we’re very excited to share the final results of Hackathon Kandern 2017 in […]
Meet Amy, one of the many interns serving with Greater Europe Mission this year. Amy recently graduated with her global studies degree and followed God’s call to use her graphic design talents with eDOT this summer. Before arriving in our little pocket of Germany, Amy and the other GEM interns arrived in Timisoara, Romania for pre-field training. While we were in Timisoara, we would train […]
During a casual conversation at a recent Greater Europe Mission (GEM) leadership meeting, eDOT was described as an example of a reactive ministry. They didn’t understand eDOT’s core mission and incorrectly assumed that our purpose is to be GEM’s IT department in Europe and that we fix computers. Is eDOT a reactive ministry? A proactive ministry? What’s the difference, and why is it important? To […]