WJMP-Candidate
I have been selected as a participant in the 2012-13 Women's Journalist Mentoring Program run by U.S Embassy Public Affairs Section & the Humanitarian Information Facilitation Center( HIFC )This is an amazing opportunity for me to grow as a radio broadcaster after winning an award for Contributing to Children, World Peace & Human rights by JCI TOYP-Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Zimbabwe.This is a great achievment as a woman with a disability in Zimbabwe.

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Revolution and Technology

One, was that it’s being admitted that the Tunisian government was outwitted by a young and bored generation. But one that was also well-educated and armed with nothing but cyber cafes.

If the government had tapped into the potential of the younger generation, they would have better understood the social media strategy being launched against them. But instead of appreciating that demographic…they restricted it.

That restriction led me to my second thought. America most definitely has a young, bored, well-educated and well resourced generation on our hands. But I don’t think they would ever pull this off.

The reason? The average Tunisian young adult is oppressed, uncomfortable and longing for the chance at a 20 hour per week job. The American young adult on the other hand, is playing Xbox 20 hours a week. Boy, what a difference.

What Can We Do to Affect Change?

My take-aways are these two thoughts…

1. We need to get really uncomfortable…really fast.

2. As John Piper said about it today in one of his tweets, “Lord Jesus, cause this “first internet revolution in the world” to serve the advancement of the gospel.”

Question: How can you get out of your comfort zone more for the sake of the gospel? And how can we as Christians use modern day technology to our advantage?

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