A Fresh Wind in the Sails - Tech on Mission with Eric Long
Description
We trace Eric Long’s path from American Dream career to a redemptive tech mission that brings thoughtful connectivity to remote workers reaching the unreached. A field-tested pilot in Papua New Guinea shows how mesh networks can lift isolation, support families, and enable care.
• vision of all nations and the task remaining
• college friendship becomes a faith-fueled partnership
• ritual faith challenged by loss and rebuilt as relationship
• leaving IBM to pursue a calling grounded in Ephesians 2:10
• forming a three-legged company with a redemptive core
• why “Pleroo” and the wind-in-the-sail metaphor
• mesh networking explained in simple terms
• guardrails against harmful, unfettered internet access
• Papua New Guinea pilot outcomes and daily impact
• telehealth, Bible access, and offline-first tools
• cost, kits, and a nonprofit model that lowers barriers
• design for needs, not ego or one-size-fits-all
• plug-and-play deployment and remote support
• discipleship ripple effects and practical next steps
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