A Bulletin of ROM – Renewing Our Minds initiative, a leadership development ministry of Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation
Unique Integration Conference for Asylum Seekers Held in Fuzine, Croatia On Monday, September 24, 2018 the unique six-day conference was completed in the picturesque village of Fuzine, Croatia. More than 50 asylum seekers, including an international team of facilitators, humanitarian and faith-based activists from twelve countries, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Iran including, came together …
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Liviu Mocan is a leading, nationally and internationally acclaimed Romanian sculptor. All of his works of art represent unusual and powerful visual meditations on the themes of the Kingdom of God. Liviu Mocan does not hide that he is a follower of Jesus. His faith is visibly present in his works. In June 2018 a …
Roades, Romania: Liviu and Elena Tudosie, and their ministry “Perspective - Investing in the Present, Changing the Future” are making a profound and lasting difference in the lives of the Roma children living in the villages near Sighisoara, Romania. The ROM - Renewing Our minds Team visited recently one of their camps for Roma children …
Gusti and Dana Ilies are the founders and leaders of the Dare 2 Dream Agape ministry based in Soard, a poor Roma village near a beautiful and historic town of Sighisoara in Romania. With limited resources, equipped with the love of God for their Roma villagers, and especially children, they are building a community …
Zagreb, Croatia: A project intended at building bridges of trust connecting local community and people seeking international protection in Croatia. The House of Hope, a former police station, is becoming a powerful witness for what happens when a group of volunteers - refugees, local people and international volunteers get together and turn this for many …
The summer months 2018 for the ministry of ROM - Renewing Our Minds are advancing in the atmosphere of celebration of what the Lord has done over the past 20 years in and with the lives of the hundreds of young people who have been involved in its work and mission. The big celebration is …
Houston: Renewing Our Minds presents another Ambassadors for a Better World evening program in Houston on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, starting 6.30pm. Address: Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, 11612 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77024. Theme: Overcoming Obstacles and Opposition in Kingdom Work. Baptist pastor, entrepreneur, publisher and human right activist Mihal Kreko, from Zagreb, Croatia, will share about his experiences in humanitarian and spiritual …
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Linda Quist from Seattle, US remembers the years in the 60s and 70s when she and the group of American singers, dancers and musicians, all of them in their twenties and thirties at the time - loved to visit Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia at that time), and other neighboring countries. They would …
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Seattle, WA: Watch this short Forum video report. Forum Board met for three days in the spring 2018 session. We worked hard and are now expecting some amazing results. Our planning included finances, new board members, some detailed plans for the current year and the next year, as well as some long term plans for …
Heather Staff wrote recently for Fabiana, a British magazine that advocates “Women as agents of Change”. She wrote about how inspired she was by meeting through ROM (Renewing Our Minds) and EDI (Economic Diplomacy and Integrity) initiatives a number of brave Balkan women who make profound difference in their communities and countries. Heather Staff is …
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