Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation: Fundatia Beraca

Saturday, 20 May 2017

Community: Romanian Playgrounds of Hope

Mihaela Kovacs speaks in Baytown, TX

Mihaela Kovacs, Romania, Director of a faith based ministry Fundatia Beraca (Blessings Foundation) and a member of the ROM - Renewing Our Minds core leadership group in Europe, has been a source of joy, hope and healing in the lives of the young Roma population in Romania for many years. The latest project of her ministry focuses on building bridges between the Romanian Roma communities and other people in Romania. Recently she shared her experiences at a number of places in the US, including Houston TX. On there way to the Houston Intercontinental Airpot she agreed to share the highlights from her most recent story of how a simple playground project can bring different different people and church communities together in their desire to bring joy and hope into the lives of the Romanian Roma children. Mihaela too shares a Roma background. Time: 13:37 min.

Video Feature

Meet the Renewing Our Minds Core Group Leaders: Heather Staff is a director for the youth leadership board of Christians in Politics UK. She is a legal associate with a conflict resolution think tank and a consultant with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. She works on Conflict resolution, human rights, political engagement and rule of law programs. Heather is a regular speaker at events around the UK and Europe and a panelist for national and international media. She is often on Christian media channels UCB, TWR, TBN. Most importantly she is a committed follower of Jesus. Heather Staff serves also in the Renewing Our Minds Core Leadership team. She was also one of the key speakers at the 2017 ROM Gathering in Fuzine, Croatia, and at other ROM events in the past few years. This is what she said about the ROM Gathering 2017.