Mobile Ministry Magazine: Mobile Phones Connecting the Poor

Seeing mobile technology through the lens of Scripture

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Mobile Phones Connecting the Poor

From BBC News:
Image: People Using Mobile phones, image from BBC
...there is growing evidence that mobile phones are more than a fashion accessory and can transform the lives of the people who are able to access them. The most obvious anecdotal evidence can be seen all over the developing world. From Kampala to Mombasa, handset sellers are plying their trade - some based in small kiosks, others sheltering from the blazing sunshine under large, colourful umbrellas. An enormous number of people, including taxi drivers and tradesmen, now rely on mobile phones to run their small businesses - well over 80% in Egypt and South Africa alone, according to a report by the UN's Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). The mobile phone boom has transformed ordinary people into micro-entrepreneurs...

Why post this? When we take ourselves and want to immerse ourselves into another culture with the purpose of sharing the Gospel, we need to understand all the windows and doors of communication that are available, and stragetically use the appropriate tools for the job.