Insights & Perspectives on IT in Missions.
In-depth articles, background stories, and practical experiences about technology in God's Kingdom, digital security, and the role of IT at OMF International.
Cryptic error codes, convoluted login steps, and frustrating interfaces: poorly designed tools drain energy and cause unnecessary stress. Why intuitive UX and thoughtful software design are not mere luxury, but a genuine expression of hospitality and care for others.
Weekend chat messages, alerts chiming on your nightstand, and the constant urge to check one more monitoring dashboard: how do you truly unwind as a DevOps engineer or IT professional? Why a digital sabbath is not a luxury, but faithful stewardship.
Can you pray about an elusive memory leak or a failing pipeline? On weaving quiet prayer, gratitude, and patience into your daily routine as a developer or sysadmin.
Physical borders may close, but digital networks consistently find pathways through. How offline micro-servers, encrypted apps, and satellite connections bring hope where traditional workers cannot openly go.
Translating the Bible once took multiple generations. Today, linguistic software, semantic databases, and cloud collaboration platforms empower translation teams globally. A look at technology serving the Word of God.
Across the tech world, millions of engineers share code without seeking direct profit. Why does the open-source philosophy of generosity, transparency, and stewardship align so naturally with Christian values?
Thorough tests, readable code, and team integrity: why technical craftsmanship is a direct way to practice your faith.
Between wild hype and doomsday scenarios: how can Christian technologists take a grounded, ethical approach to AI and automation?
Does God care about code, servers, and databases? How do you live out your faith as a Christian in tech, amidst sprint plannings and incident response?
Small tech teams and mountains of repetitive tasks: why smart automation isn't a luxury in missions, but a necessity to save time for people.
In business you protect data from ransomware and competitors. In missions, it is about people and trust. Why digital security is primarily an act of care.
Missions usually brings to mind Bibles and long journeys, not Ethernet cables and server racks. But without IT, everything grinds to a halt. How do I look at that as an IT volunteer?
Alongside these in-depth articles, I write personal travel journals about daily life and work in Singapore.
