honey bunches of oats

Remember that little senior project I did? Well I wanted to keep you guys updated.... Tyler and our Professor went to Zambia a few days ago to pilot the project with some World Vision staff/volunteers. We have real data streaming in and out of our database.. data that has things like how sick a child is, are they orphaned, are they old enough to go to school, do they need food? The database is full of children who need food right now.. and I am speechless. Here I am sitting in America as "technical support" for them, and all I can do is stare at these "alerts" that are being sent back to headquarters to say children need food. Out of 10 children input, 8 need food. The list just keeps growing as these community volunteers enter information about households they visit.

This project has come together, and though I felt taken advantage, I am speechless and profoundly impacted by what has taken place as a result of my work. World Vision's executive's called to tell us that our project has changed the face of World Vision and their outlook on technology and its impact in ministry, and we have also changed the face of mobile development. We've taken something so socialized and modern as an iphone or a palm or whatever people use these days and implemented something that's actually changing lives. Tyler sent me a message saying that children and parents were thanking him and Professor Nejmeh for the project, because now they would get help faster...

I'm so incredibly moved by this whole thing, and how this project was driven by God entirely.

If any of you girls want to follow the blog, its at http://blog.mobileappdev.org and Tyler and Nejmeh update it 4 times a day with new stuff.


As for my personal life, nothing new really. Hil your post made me smile :) I do need a fern! P.S. the day I saw your post, I watched that movie :) Watching chick flicks always makes me think of you guys, and how we could watch the same movies over and over again!! I haven't heard back from that job yet. I sent him an e-mail and he goes "You made a great impression, but these things take time..." UGH GUY! C'mon, don't you know that I've gotta find a place to live?! hahaha.. oh help us all..

BRI your new pics on fb are cute! Yes, I stalk you all. I cannot help myself.. you are all just so pretty!!

Okay, well I'm at work, and should be working.... my new assignment at work : Redesign the homepage. Pressure? NAH... (did you smell the sarcasm?)

Love you all, talk to you soon. Joy