Lightsys Technology Services Inc

AS A MISSIONARY RELIGIOUS ORDER WORSHIPING AND SERVING TOGETHER, WE PARTNER IN JESUS' GREAT COMMISSION VIA THE PROVISION OF FREE-OF-CHARGE IT CONSULTING, TRAINING, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AND MISSIONS MOBILIZATION, FOR OTHER NON-PROFIT INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MISSION ORGANIZATIONS.

PROGRAM: SOFTWARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR MISSIONS. DURING 2021, WE CONTINUED WORK ON THE KARDIA MISSIONARY SENDING SOFTWARE SYSTEM, WITH A GOAL TO PROVIDE MISSIONS WITH FREE-OF-CHARGE, FLEXIBLE, AND SECURE DATA PROCESSING FOR MISSIONARY SENDING OFFICES. DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON THE DONOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INCLUDING RECEIPTING AND ANALYTICS. WE ALSO CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR MIDWIFE-EMR, AN EMR SYSTEM FOR MISSIONARY MATERNITY CLINICS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, WITH THREE TOTAL DEPLOYMENTS. WE ALSO HOSTED OUR TENTH ANNUAL SPRING BREAK CODE-A-THON FOR MISSIONS, IN MARCH 2021 AND MAY 2021, WITH 30 REMOTE AND IN-PERSON ATTENDEES WORKING ON SIX PROJECTS. IN ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN THE NEED FOR THE LEADING OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN ORDER TO SEE TRUE FRUITFULNESS WHEN DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR WORLD MISSIONS.

PROGRAM: TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING FOR CHRISTIAN MISSIONS. DURING 2021, WE ASSISTED SIX ORGANIZATIONS IN PERSON AND PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT REMOTE ASSISTANCE TO MANY MORE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. OUR GOAL IN ALL OF THESE THINGS IS TO HELP MISSIONARIES AND MISSION ORGANIZATIONS FOCUS MORE EFFECTIVELY ON THE WORK OF CHRIST'S GREAT COMMISSION, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SPIRIT-LED, QUALITY, AND FREE-OF-CHARGE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN.

PROGRAM: STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY FOR WORLD MISSIONS. DURING 2021 WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION INFOBANK WEBSITE, ADDING MANY RESOURCES AND REFERENCES. WE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR SIX GMMS USERS, BEGAN WORK ON A NEW ONLINE GIS SYSTEM TO SERVE THE MISSION COMMUNITY WITH A PILOT PROJECT FOR ONE CLIENT, SUPPORTED THE REGISTRY OF GEOGRAPHIES FOR THE HARVEST INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND CREATED OVER 100 MAPS AND RESOURCES FOR FIVE MISSION CLIENTS.

PROGRAM: MISSIONS MOBILIZATION, DISCIPLESHIP, AND TRAINING. DURING 2021 WE CARRIED ON DISCIPLESHIP AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR CONSULTING WORK. WE ALSO EMPHASIZED DISCIPLESHIP AND TRAINING IN OUR ONE-YEAR AND SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, WITH TWO INTERNS PARTICIPATING DURING 2021. WE HOSTED THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING AND MISSION WITH OVER 30 IN ATTENDANCE, WITH A FOCUS ON PRAYER, WORSHIP, BIBLE TEACHING, FELLOWSHIP, AND A DOZEN FORMAL AND A DOZEN INFORMAL WORKSHOPS AND BREAK-OUT SESSIONS ON VARIOUS LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH TOPICS. OUR GOAL WITH THIS EVENT IS TO BUILD UP THE BODY OF CHRIST BY ENCOURAGING AND EMPOWERING THE WORK OF EVANGELISM AROUND THE WORLD. WE ALSO HELPED TO ENCOURAGE TWO OTHER ICCM CONFERENCES WHICH WERE MEETING VIRTUALLY. WE ALSO VISITED THREE UNIVERSITIES IN PERSON, SPEAKING TO STUDENTS ONE-ON-ONE AND IN CLASSES, SEEKING TO ENCOURAGE AND MOBILIZE PEOPLE WITH SPIRIT-LED TECHNOLOGY SKILLS (PARTICULARLY COMPUTER SCIENCE) TO GET INVOLVED IN WORLD MISSIONARY WORK.