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Seminar: How to use Information Technology (IT) to improve your ministry

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Helps international (HINT) in collaboration with other Churches and Ministries is offering a seminar to show pastors and other gospel minister how to use the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their ministries. If you are involved in ministry, but you reside out of Buea but are interested in the free website offer, contact us to let us know. We may still be able to provide you a website.

The seminar will be organized over three weekends in February: 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26. The time will be 4-7pm and the venue will be HINT’s IT Centre at Bonduma, Buea.

Highlights of the seminar will be Computers & The Internet, Social Media for Ministry, Online Communication, Using Search Engines, E-Sword and other Bible Software, Online Opportunities for Networking, among others.

Registration is CFA 2,000 and all participants will qualify for the following offers:

  • Heavily discounted computers
    • P3/CRT (17”) Monitor for CFA 28,000
    • P3/LCD (15”) Monitor for CFA 50,000
    • P4/CRT (17”) Monitor for CFA 40,000
    • P4/LCD (15”) Monitor for CFA 55,000
  • FREE Website for ONE Year (www.yourname.org). This includes Domain Name Registration, Hosting and Web Design. You pay only CFA 25,000 per year after that.

If you are involved in ministry and you are interested in the seminar, fill out the form below and submit before Tuesday February 8. Because of limited resources and space, only the first 36 registrants who pay their registration fee will be considered.

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    February 10-12February 17-19February 24-26

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    Government Technical High School Buea receives lab with 39 computers

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    GTHS Molyko Computer Lab

    This morning, we handed over our biggest ever computer lab project to the staff and administration of Government Technical High School, Molyko, Buea. The lab has 39 computers (36 from HINT and 3 from the school), two Switches and a specially configured server yet to arrive.

    Photos are here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2090027&id=1033002406&l=f1a89d4326

    We would like to thank the following organisation for their partnership in this project: Computers 4 Africa (UK), Develop Africa (USA). As I write this, I am thinking about a popular proverb in my dialect that says “A single hand cannot tie a bundle”. Its about partnership! We look forward to doing more in the future!

    We would also like to thank the following volunteers for their tireless efforts in realising this project: Eric and Kristi Zan, Amber Shevin, Brandon Turner, Robert Arlt Jr and Andro Mandakovic. Eric & Kristi have especially worked so hard to get the GTHS lab up and going. Thank you very much. Also, John Jones and Jerry, part of the HINT team have also worked hard towards realisation of this project.

    The next container arrives in a few days from the UK. We need volunteers and grants to help schools get the labs at very reduced cost. Anything you can do to get funds and volunteers will be much appreciated. Thank you.

    Burglary at HINT

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    When we walked in to HINT’s office on Wednesday morning (Sept 1, 2010), we realised that thieves had broken in to the centre the previous night.

    A quick check revealed that they went away with money and equipment estimated at xaf 4,427,000 (about usd 8,640).

    Very unfortunately, my personal laptop with over 50GB of information and other private data is gone together with an external 250GB of storage space I was using for backup.

    We alerted the police, though they seem helpless themselves, complaining to us about their lack of staff and resources as we complained to them. You know there’s little or nothing they can do. Rather I believe some how, God will help us resurrect again. We have been closed since then as most of the equipment was carried away.

    We would like to continue with our work but that would be difficult without support from elsewhere.

    At this time, I do request that you pray for us to be able to recover from the loss and that some how, God will turn the loss into gain. Praise God with us that they took things away, not our lives. It is difficult to take it when investments made over several years disappear overnight.

    Thank you for your prayers at this difficult time.

    Genesis G. Tinshu

    Executive Director

    Graceland receives lab with 11 computers

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    Graceland Lab
    Graceland Lab

    It took so long, it took so many people working together but we are happy that finally the lab was completed and handed over to the school.

    Graceland International Bilingual School with about 200 children and nearly 15 staff, now has access to computers to help both children and teachers alike learn better. They also received a scanner and printer.

    The total cost of the lab was XAF 1,065,210.

    The School paid 40% = 549,084 and HINT with support made available by its volunteers provided the remaining 60% = XAF 606,126 as a grant to the school.

    We would like to sincerely thank all those that are working together to make this possible, especially the following organisations:

    The following volunteers also contributed not just money to make this lab possible but also their time, skills and expertise:

    • Brandon Turner
    • Robert Alois Jr
    • Eric Zan
    • Kristi Zan
    • Amber Shevin
    • Andro Mandakovic

    Thank you for making this possible.

    Here are sample photos. For all photos go to this online album: Graceland Lab.

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    Marthlo receives a lab with 11 computers

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    Marthlo Lab
    Marthlo Lab

    It took so long, it took so many people working together but we are happy that finally the lab was completed and handed over to the school.

    Marthlo Bilingual College with about 400 students and many staff, now has access to computers to help both students and teachers alike learn better.

    The total cost of the lab was XAF 1,124,600.

    The School paid 40% = 512,840 and HINT with funding made available by its volunteers provided the remaining 60% = XAF 611,760 as a grant to the school.

    We would like to sincerely thank all those that are working together to make this possible, especially the following organisations:

    The following volunteers also contributed not just money to make this lab possible but also their time, skills and expertise:

    • Brandon Turner
    • Robert Alois Jr
    • Eric Zan
    • Kristi Zan
    • Amber Shevin
    • Andro Mandakovic

    Thank you for making this possible.

    Here are sample photos. For all photos go to this online album: Marthlo Lab.

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