Hope on Wheels brings internet lifeline to powerless villages after Sinlaku

More than a month after Super Typhoon Sinlaku battered Saipan, a coalition of churches and community partners is bringing free Wi-Fi access, charging stations, and printing services directly to villages still struggling with power outages and internet blackouts through a mobile outreach called “Hope on Wheels.”

Led by Life in the Son Christian Fellowship, the outreach was in Kagman 2 last May 18, and is expanding to Puerto Rico, Finasisu, Garapan, and Dandan the rest of the week, targeting areas where residents continue to face limited connectivity and access to electricity.

LITS pastor Eric Abragan said the idea grew after seeing another church member, Derek Cutting, run a free charging station from his home in Kagman in the weeks following the typhoon.

“This started as a vision that we had, but at the same time, we had a friend also that goes to our church, Derek. He started this free charging station in Kagman,” Abragan said. “So it’s been running for 26 days since the typhoon. So that stirred us up to see a more wider community reach, not just Kagman.”

Abragan said the group intentionally chose communities where residents still have little or no access to internet and charging opportunities.

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