Timeline of phones Ive owned:
Mobile Ministry Opportunities
Campbell and others in the MAF Learning Technologies team (www.maflt.org) are exploring how to take advantage of mobile phones in ministry. In Papua New Guinea, Arnhem Land and Bangladesh mobile phones are very common with phone companies providing cheap, basic handsets in order to build their customer base. In Bangladesh it is very common for people to have more than one mobile phone!
We are researching the options for installing Bibles onto mobile phones and also ways in which learning opportunities for isolated Christian leaders can be facilitated.
In New Zealand, Australia and other developed countries life can be very convenient. From our smartphones we can access the internet, we have applications which connect and provide us with virtually whatever information we want to subscribe to. I subscribe to podcasted sermons – these sermons arrive on my phone without me doing a thing, so that all I need to do is listen.
They connect us in community also – communities like Facebook and Twitter send updates to our phones and connect us to our friends and family wherever we are. The world can certainly be small for us. My teaching pastor lives in California.
But in un-developed countries like Papua New Guinea there are Christian leaders isolated geographically, socially and economically. If we can help remove the barriers they have through the application of sustainable technology then we strive to.
Please pray that we will be discerning in assessing the needs of isolated Christian leaders and be wise in partnering with them and training organisations so that technology can enhance their opportunities for spiritual growth and the growth of the people they shepherd.
Solar Charging Case for iPhone
Novothink is selling an iPhone case called the “Surge” which has a built in solar panel able to

Surge - Solar Battery charging iPhone Case
recharge your device using solar energy. If your phone is fully charged then the energy is stored into the Surge’s internal battery. The Surge internal battery can also be charged from a USB computer connection.
The Surge sells for about AUD$85, weighs 79grams and while I havent physically seen or touched one this doesnt seem like it would add too much bulk to the iPhone if requiring an additional power supply if in the bush.
This is the first solar charging cover I’ve seen for a mobile device, only problem is Im not sure how many people living in remote areas would be using an iPhone……
If you haven’t heard of the solar powered phone available in Africa check this link out.
iPhone Cricket App Released

I’ve tried a handful of free cricket apps on the iPhone but here’s the latest one, made available by Vodafone and 3.
Unfortunately Im on an Optus plan so I wont be able to watch the live TV feed which is only provided by Channel Nine to Vodfone or 3 mobile customers who can pay $2.50 per day for viewing.
Despite that I can view live scores, ball by ball commentary, match schedules, cricket news and player stats. Sweet!
It also has Push Notifications on Fall of Wickets.
With the app I can keep up with the tour of the West Indies and Pakistan, Test matches, ODIs and Twenty 20′s.
3 Mobile is an official sponsor of Australia Cricket’s Test series.
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