From Worship to Wi-Fi: How Purple Team Brought Revival to the Jesus Tech Hackathon
Somewhere between worship music, Figma prototypes, and cups of strong coffee, the Holy Spirit met GitHub and all powered by AI.
At this weekend’s Jesus Tech Hackathon, a battalion of tech-savvy believers (read: "haki yetu!" but for Jesus) gathered not for kesha, but for code. Hosted at iHub Nairobi, the event wasn’t just about WiFi — it was about “Why Faith Inspires Innovation.”
And in the middle of it all stood the Purple Team, a fearless crew from Gitari with enough holy fire to part digital seas.
The Purple Team: Apostles of Innovation
Led by the relentless Gitari, with team members Fabian, Sharon, Joy, and Tazma backing him like a gospel choir to a fire sermon, the team set out to solve a divine dilemma:
“Where do churches find legit sound guys, prayer apps, or tents that don’t mysteriously disappear before the crusade?”
Their answer? A holy grail of sorts — a Church Tech Directory called Diravine.
‘Dira’ means vision, and ‘Vine’ represents a connected network. Together, Diravine is a scrollable, online Yellow Pages for Kingdom solutions — but with better UX and fewer prayer requests for chairs that show up late.
From worship tools to ushers-on-call, Diravine is dragging the Kenyan church — hymns and all — straight into the digital age, one Spirit-filled click at a time. And yes, it’s built tough enough to withstand mlango wazi Sundays and WiFi that needs laying on of hands.
The Event: Where Tech Met Testimony
Now picture a room full of believers casually quoting both the Bible and OpenAI docs — sometimes in the same sentence. The creativity? Absolutely divine. A few standout ideas:
A counseling matchmaker app for pairing believers with the right spiritual mentors.
A gamified sermon platform where Scripture meets streaks, points, and praise.
A learning management system (LMS) designed to disciple and train entire church communities online — from Sunday school to seminary.
The Win: Most Innovative Solution (a.k.a. "Wah! Hii ni ya Yesu!")
When the judges announced Purple Team as the winner in the Most Innovative Category, the heavens didn’t just smile — they probably auto-subscribed.
This wasn’t just an app. It was a Kingdom utility tool — designed to enhance church operations or avoid renting chairs that arrive after the service.
What’s Next?
“We’re not stopping here,” declared Gitari, probably while debugging Leviticus 13.
The plan? Scale Diravine across Africa, making vetted, Spirit-led services available at the tap of a button — solving problems through products and services targetting firstly church elders and leaders and eventually the community.
Tazma is now building a web scraper to gather Kingdom data faster than you can say Amen.
Sharon and Gitari are tightening the backend like a good sermon.
Joy is polishing the layouts with anointed UI.
And Fabian is juggling architecture and strategy — part developer, part disciple, part campaign trail.
In a room buzzing with believers and big ideas, it wasn’t just about who could write the cleanest code — it was about who understood the moment. As 1 Chronicles 12:32 reminds us, “the sons of Issachar understood the times and knew what Israel should do.” That’s exactly the kind of spiritual-tech discernment we saw at the Jesus Tech Hackathon. These weren’t just developers — they were digital disciples, reading the signs, responding with innovation, and building tools the Church didn’t even know it needed. If Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, then it’s only right that the Church learns to push to GitHub with the same faith.
So, to every young believer out there: the Jesus Hackathon isn’t just about coding cool apps — it’s about reimagining how modern Christian communities connect, grow, and serve using tech. It’s about putting God at the center of innovation. As one of the judges, Macharia Charles Lawrence, wisely put it, "It's about being at the right place, at the right time, doing the right things."
Or as the good book says:
“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets…”
— Habakkuk 2:2 (yes, even Moses was into UI/UX)
May your bugs be few, your commits holy, and your MongoDB never crash during altar call.
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