Three years ago the Renewing Our Minds volunteers witnessed the incoming waves of refugees entering Europe via the Balkan route, and crossing Serbia and Croatia. We were only a small part of a much bigger effort that engaged churches, faith based organization, non-profits and individuals who dedicated days, weeks and months, and some of them …
Heather Staff Reports, ROM IS RELEVANT
Heather N. Staff, ROM – Renewing Our Minds Core Team Member from UK, reflects on what she had gained at the 2018 ROM Regional Follow-up Trip, June 2018, as the team visited the ROM and EDI Alumni in Serbia, Macedonia, Albania and Romania. A celebration of friendship that engaged people where they were at, listened, …
Moving Forward in Truth, with Courage and Hope
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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Video: Dare to Dream
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 …
Video: A Message of Trust
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 …
Video: Celebration of Friendship
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 …
A Quiet River Breaks the Mountain, Heather Staff
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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A Call To Action
Wade Channell and Carlton Deal are inviting our many friends to join in the following action: Dear Friends, The recent appearance of the #MeToo movement has brought attention to some deep fissures in our culture. Although few men actually attack women, there is a pervasive culture of disrespect, dismissal, and denigration of women by men. …
