Tech What?

Tech What?

The Tech Center exists to equip overseas missionary with the practical appliances and technology that he would need in order to live in an isolated tribal location. I get the privilege of being a part of the production, testing, and shipping of these necessities 7.5 hours a week. Some of the appliances that I have helped make this semester are 3 stage water filtration systems, Edison adaptors, ceiling fan kits, grounding plates, 200 amp inverter cables, lightning brushes, 500 watt transformers, voltage regulator fused disconnects, AC fuse boxes, and DC fuse boxes. Never in my life would I have predicted that I would be able to make these things for missionaries. 

The End Goal

At first I was just overwhelmed because names like 500 watt transformer sounded like a foreign language to me. Now it’s so fulfilling to know that what I am soldering, connecting, cutting, etc will be used by a missionary and will make life out in the middle of nowhere a little easier for them. It will allow their focus to be more on the task of getting the gospel to those who have never heard. What is also really exciting to me is that I will be using the appliances someday. It is also neat to have new skills that I can use as a missionary! In being a part of the work program, I have gained a new respect for the support missionaries who work behind the scenes to help missionaries survive in remote areas. Support missionaries play a vital part in expanding the reach of the gospel… and what I do at the Tech Center is exactly that!