Mustard Seed Ministries refurbishing computer equipment donated by Smith County
Mustard Seed Ministries refurbishing computer equipment donated by Smith County By Erin Wides | May 4, 2021 at 6:27 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 6:27 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Since the start of the pandemic many students have struggled to get devices to help with remote learning and assignments. This week the Smith County Information Technology Department donated more than 150 computer and technology items to the Mustard Seed Ministries.
The ministry began 19 years ago as an educational ministry for seniors but soon grew into more. Karen Jones is the pastor and program director at Mustard Seed and said, “In a normal year we usually have a need for about 600 computers. Last year because of COVID and so many kids were at home doing schooling, we did over a thousand computers. That’s a little bit of a press for us, it was a challenge.”