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		<title>THE CHALLENGE OF CREATING GLOBAL COURSES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a huge need in Europe for more trained Christian workers.  Therefore one of eDOT’s principal goals is the creation of a collection of computer-based ministry training courses that our European partners can use to train young men and women who are unable to attend a traditional Bible institute, college or seminary.  Often they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/934</link>
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		<title>The Age of eReaders has begun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember learning basic office skills on the first “computers” (no color screen, no hard drive, no DVD, no internet, Tandy/Radio Shack model 80s—affectionatly: TRaSh 80s) in high schools. During one lesson, the student next to me questioned the value of learning computer skills—her computer was giving her a hard time. In a visionary moment, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/927</link>
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		<title>Partnering with New Hope Church, Ukraine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[eDOT has joined this team in setting up a Mobile Outreach Center in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. That is 8 laptop computers that we will be able to conduct computer classes with. These classes are designed to teach computer skills but as well we will use the classes to draw people to us so that we can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/912</link>
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		<title>Preaching for Life Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valuable ministry resources such as Bible courses, discipleship and training materials that have been developed by other organizations are generously made available to eDOT for use in our European context.  One such example is the Preaching for Life Change course taught by Pastor Rick Warren and made available to us by Pastors.com. It is necessary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/906</link>
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		<title>Nuts &amp; Bolts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re building a bridge, assembling scaffolding, or mounting the wings on an airplane, you need nuts and bolts&#8211;small but important elements that hold the whole thing together. You usually don’t see them, but they’re crucial to the building’s strength and purpose. My work with eDOT is nuts and bolts—helping to develop graphics to create [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/895</link>
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		<title>How do computers bring Hope to the inner city?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently Jim and I were able to spend time installing an Internet Cafe as a part of The Anchorage Project in the inner city of Dublin, Ireland. The director there is an Irishman named Joseph Donnelly who grew up in this part of Dublin and can tell stories of what its like to live in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/888</link>
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		<title>Mobilizing More Christians to Tell Others about Jesus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered if there’s a way to speed up the process of evangelizing your community, your region, your country, and the world?
One simple solution would be to mobilize more Christians to share their salvation story with the people around them—people in their circles of influence.
That simple solution is the basis for a new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/882</link>
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		<title>THE IMPACT OF DISTANCE LEARNING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the best things about being a missionary with eDOT is hearing how the Lord has used something that we have created to impact someone’s life. Right now, I am in Ukraine, visiting some of our partners. Last week I spoke with 2 former students who have taken our distance learning Bible courses through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/873</link>
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		<title>THE FASNET PERIOD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four smoldering piles of old tree stumps and discarded railroad ties were all that was left of the ten dumpsters of wood that had been sitting there yesterday morning. And this scenario was repeated on hilltops all over the area. It was the day after the “Schiebfeuer;” the annual end of pre-lenten revelry. These festivities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/life-as-missionary/862</link>
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		<title>RUSSIAN SPEAKING WORLD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine what it would be like to help Russian speaking people all over the world grow in their relationship with the Lord. This past week we had a meeting with a long time partner of ours to explore that question. This partner has been working with over 35,000 Russian speaking people over the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/854</link>
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		<title>CONNECT JANUARY 2010</title>
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Reforming Learning for the French-Speaking World

“I am extremely grateful to the whole eDOT team for their contribution to GBI Online.”
Bob, Director of GBI Online
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Related posts:CONNECT APRIL 2008 Reaching the Francophone World &#8220;We are so grateful for eDOT&#8217;s...SWITZERLAND  Religion*: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/stories/connect-newsletter/845</link>
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		<title>CONNECT SEPTEMBER 2009</title>
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Thank you, Tech Team!
“It’s a simple equation: less time missionaries spend with computer problems means more time available for spreading the gospel.”
Eric, Mark Five founder
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Related posts:CONNECT SEPTEMBER 2008 The Highlight of Dima&#8217;s Week &#8220;God is doing a good...CONNECT JULY 2009 Focus on eDOT&#8217;s Website “The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/stories/connect-newsletter/834</link>
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		<title>CONNECT JULY 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Focus on eDOT&#8217;s Website
“The old eDOT website recruited me to eDOT. I’m excited to see the ways God uses the new website to recruit for His work in Europe.”
Laura, website designer
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Related posts:CONNECT JULY 2008 Making Progress with Moodle in Italy &#8220;Distance learning is a...CONNECT SEPTEMBER [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/stories/connect-newsletter/825</link>
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		<title>CONNECT JUNE 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 Transforming Moldova
“Thank you very much for the Café Pilot you installed.
The number of clients increased twice, and we are working further to improve our services.”
Igor, president of Communitas  in Antoneşti, Moldova
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Related posts:MOLDOVA INTERNET CAFE Trudging through the mud filled streets, a horse drawn cart...CONNECT JUNE 2008 Preparing a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/stories/connect-newsletter/804</link>
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		<title>ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Description:  Assist eDOT team with managing and tracking various projects, including creation and maintenance of outreach materials, online discipleship and training programs, and wherever else the Lord leads us.
Location: Southern Germany
Cost: Depends
Length: 1 year to career missionary
Skills needed:

Good organizational and administrative skills
Good working knowledge of standard software programs (Microsoft or Open Office) and be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/join/full-time-opportunities/760</link>
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		<title>CONNECT MAY 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Launching Online Learning in Spain
&#8220;We are convinced that this training is essential
to the long-term success of our online program.”
Mel, Director of Online Learning
at Al-Andalus Theological College
in Spain
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Related posts:CONNECT NOVEMBER 2008 Equipping Cross-Cultural Trainers &#8220;Taking eDOT&#8217;s Facilitator Training course was an...CONNECT DECEMBER 2008  A Long-term [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/stories/connect-newsletter/660</link>
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		<title>FRIENDS</title>
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When Janet and Paul joined a short-term team for an eDOT computer outreach in Kiev, Ukraine, in March 2007, they never dreamed how God would change their lives! As North Americans, they thought they were going to help people there learn about computers and about God. And they did. They also connected with Pasha who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/stories/changed-lives/652</link>
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		<title>MOLDOVA INTERNET CAFE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trudging through the mud filled streets, a horse drawn cart splashes by as you enter through a black gate simply labeled “Internet”.  You make your way through the courtyard kicking the mud from your shoes then enter the whitewashed building.  Next you enter a room where people are actively sitting in front of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/blog/edot-projects/633</link>
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		<title>WEB DESIGNER</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Description: Website design for several different types of audiences and various platforms.  Understand website layout and elements and have the ability to work well with a developer for solid websites and web applications.  Able to create graphics and virtual environments in several different styles to appeal to various groups and cultures.
Location: Southwest Germany
Cost: Depends
Length: 3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/join/short-term-opportunities/503</link>
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		<title>WEB DEVELOPER</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Description:  Develop web applications and interactive websites using mainly open-source technologies.  Must have strengths in a particular technology, but able to learn other forms and receptive to doing so.
Location:  Southwest Germany
Cost: Depends
Length: 3 months to career missionary
Skills needed: 

PHP/MySQL (preferred)
CSS,  HTML/XHTML
Flash (desired), Actionscript (desired)
Javascript (desired)
XML (desired)
Python (desired)
Understanding of API’s and how to work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gemedot.com/join/short-term-opportunities/501</link>
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