In early April, Chris traveled to The Netherlands for the Eurasia Media Distribution Consultation (EMDC). This is the conference that Chris has attended for the last 4 years which alternates between Thailand and The Netherlands. About half of the participants are on-the-ground language workers, church planters, etc. and the other half are either service providers (like Chris) or media experts/providers.
Similar to previous years, Chris spent the first four days assisting with the Mobile Apps for Ministry training track which help attendees learn about designing, developing, and marketing mobile apps. There were also sessions on using Scripture App Builder to create apps using their existing content (including video — see about Gospel Films). The days were busy with training, answering questions, and helping attendees with projects. The evenings were filled with preparation for releasing Scriptoria during the main part of the conference.
When Chris left the United States, there was still quite a bit of work left to do. With the help of his colleague back in West Virginia, David Moore, they were able to complete changes necessary for the initial software release, deploy the new software to Amazon Web Services, and migrate all the projects (over 600) from the previous Scripture App Publishing Service to Scriptoria.
While at the conference, Chris was able to talk with several organizations (like Faith Comes By Hearing) interested is using the service. We are now working with them to add their apps to the service and to develop features they will need to best utilize the service. Thank you, Lord, for allowing us to use the skills you have given to provide more access to your Word to more of your people!
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