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David and Deborah Kaiser returned
to Panama in May for the 2011 Little Davey Project
Computer Campaign. Through business and individual
donations, Little Davey purchased internal
components for 75 computers destined for seven
different Good Shepherd Schools. Latin America
ChildCare and participating schools purchased the
external components. This is the sixth Little Davey
campaign; three in Panama and the other three in
Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
This year’s team of 10 included
six rookie members. The team arrived on Friday night
and worked all day Saturday to assemble computers.
This was the first time in the nine-year history of
computer campaigns that we didn’t have a single
component failure! Some advanced work to prepare the
hard drive image for copying, good components and a
great team helped us set a record: 63 computers were
completed in just one day!
The team spent Sunday attending
service, souvenir shopping, touring and visiting the
Panama Canal. It was a relaxing day… the calm before
the storm.
Deployments began on Monday
morning. Each morning included devotions and time to
share each school’s story and how the computers
would be making a difference in the school and the
lives of the individual children and youth (see Each
School Has Its Story at the end of this article).
The computers, monitors, battery back-ups,
keyboards, mice, cables, tools and other supplies
were loaded into the van. After arriving to the
school, the whole team unpacked all the items and
“staged” them in the computer room.
Half the team would then leave
for classroom visits. These “English” presentations
allowed team members to share about the Lord and
about their lives in the “Great Pacific Northwest.”
They gave a piece of candy to the kids and a gift
bag to each teach filled with useful teaching
supplies.
Meanwhile, the remaining members
of the team connected cables to the computers, ran
network cables and started up and configured each
computer. When the new “instant computer lab” was
finished, a group of students were invited to sit at
the new computers. The team presented soccer balls,
donated by Nike, to the director of PE teacher. We
then dedicated the new computers, praying for the
kids and new computers.
Thank you, David and Deborah and
Little Davey Team, for your generosity and good
ministry. You’ve now given 360 computers in the last
few years. You are making a difference—teaching
technology to so many children and youth who
otherwise would not receive this critical training.
We can’t wait until next year!
Each School Has Its Story
Each of the following Good
Shepherd Schools in Panama has its own story about
how the computers that they received (number
indicates quantity) will help make a difference in
the school and in the lives of children and youth.
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