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 …
Video: Archetypes, Liviu Mocan
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 …
Video: Perspective – Changing the Future
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 …
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 …
Forum Update March 2018 – Video
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 …
Video: EDI 2017 – People, Moments, Memories
Watch the latest EDI 2017 - People, Moments and Memories video album. Economic Diplomacy and Integrity Forum (EDI) held last summer in Fuzine, Croatia was the gathering of young leaders rich in diversity, message and joy. Close to 50 participants, speakers and mentors from 12 countries, discussed together for two weeks the principles of Jesus …
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Video: ROM 2017 – People, Moments and Memories
Watch our latest ROM video album: ROM 2017 - People, Moments and Memories. Renewing Our Minds (ROM) Gathering 2017, a two-week-plus ROM leadership development and reconciliation gathering. This international leadership development gathering, held last August in Fuzine, Croatia, demonstrated the growing need for peace building and reconciliation programs anchored in the person of Jesus. Seventy …
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Video: A Message to the Croatian Leaders
On Monday, 25th September, 2017, Donya Spanta addressed a group of Croatian leaders about the plight of refugees, asylum seekers in Croatia. She delivered her message in the Croatian Parliament at the reception given in honor to Tvrtko Barun, one of the two recipients of the award “European Citizen” for the year 2017, for …