Global Capacity!

Most of you know about the job position change that my dad offered me in January. He would like to expand the scope of the company, Good Steward Software, and include humanitarian work. The purpose of the new position would be to help to improve the lives of those in developing nations, especially those in moderate to extreme poverty. I know this is a large mission and we are in the process of defining and refining, but basically I would head up efforts to bring new opportunities of life improvement and betterment to people in developing nations. Originally this new job position was going to be a division of Good Steward, but after thinking about it some more, we have decided to start a non-profit organization instead. Good Steward would be directly related and would financially fund the organization. Below is my dad’s original job description:

Duties:
Investigates, researches and develops methods to improve lives in developing countries.
Develops prototypes and incubators for multiplying/replicating indigenous business, agriculture, schools and social welfare establishments.
Promotes projects and develops supporters in U.S. based businesses and non-profit organizations.
Maintains part-year presence in both U.S. and developing countries.

Success metrics:
Number of lives touched/improved
Number of establishments created (businesses, farms, orphanages, schools, churches, training centers, etc)
Number of U.S. citizens that participate in a cross-cultural experience
Number of U.S. organizations that become supporters

I have not committed to this new position yet. As you know I will be spending six months in Rwanda later this year (starting in July) and I will not be making a formal decision until I am living there for a few months. The main reason for waiting to commit is because the new job would require me to live overseas for an extended period of time. I want to live overseas for a couple of months before I make a decision to see if this is something that I would be able to handle. It would be a huge transition and change for me and I want to be wise about it. (To be completely honest with you though, I am pretty sure I will take the job. It is an incredible opportunity and very much aligns with my heart and passion.)

We have started the non-profit, which we named Global Capacity. I am so very excited about it. The mission statement is to improve the quality of life in developing communities through the introduction and implementation of local self-sustainable agriculture, education, and business initiatives. I have developed a Board of Stakeholders, which is a group of individuals who are passionate about and committed to the mission and also have a specific area of expertise that is valuable to the development of the organization.

Global Capacity is in the very beginning stages and we would like your prayer as we continue to mold and shape this mission that we feel God has called us to. Thank you.