Lightsys Technology Services Inc

Program: Technology Consulting for Christian Missions. During 2024, we assisted organizations sixteen times in-person and provided significant remote assistance to many more organizations as well throughout the year. 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: Missions Mobilization, Discipleship, and Training. During 2024 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 one intern participating during 2024. We hosted the 2024 International Conference on Computing and Mission with 67 in attendance, with a focus on prayer, worship, Bible teaching, fellowship, and 19 formal and 12 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 in Africa. We also visited two 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. We mailed out (for free) over 150 copies of our 10/40 Window prayer and mobilization poster to people who requested it, and gave away many copies of the poster in person as well.

Program: Strategic Technology for World Missions. During 2024 we continued to support the Mission Infobank website with additions and updates, for a total of over 30,000 resources and references. We continued to expand an 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, facilitated the involvement of Christians in ministry GIS work, provided training to missionaries on GIS use, and created or updated over 240 maps and resources for five mission clients.