Technology Opportunities for Don

My job at Wycliffe Associates is in the IT department, volunteering as a Help Desk Technician.  I am eager to serve in this way as one of my goals has been to use my job experience to help in a ministry. I am amazed at the need and use of technology in the work that Wycliffe Associates does.   Requests for computer help come each day from people living in different parts of the world.  Using the internet and other tools, the help desk can remotely assist Bible translators and other staff wherever they are located.  Much of the work is preparing laptops and other computers/devices for staff that come to Orlando for meetings and conferences.  After they visit they return with their laptops to their home or mission field. 

One of the things I am enjoying is the opportunity to meet many different people within Wycliffe Assocites.  Everyone seems to have technical troubles and I enjoy meeting them and helping them resolve their problems.  

One other note – It is a great blessing to be able to serve together with other family members and with our “young” Mom.  Although we are all doing different tasks and assignments, we are having a very special time being together - living together, working together and worshiping together.  The day usually starts or includes a chapel or other time to all get together as volunteers, and then we go separate ways to our work assignments.  We share meals together as a family and currently have an opportunity to include a student from Brazil at our evening meals.  As can be seen from earlier posts we will all have many memories of our time at Wycliffe!