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Brianna

rofum — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:28:13 +0000

Church has not always been a safe place for me. The churches I grew up in made it very clear that people like me were not welcome. The exclusions were plenty; the empathy was scarce. I had sworn off church because of the bitterness that had grown. That all slowly started to change the day […]

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Jennifer

rofum — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:22:56 +0000

Sometimes adults get it- sometimes they don’t. Jennifer always got it. She always let us tease her for the way she said “Ha-le-LU-jah.” She always set us up with the chords to start singing “Siyahamba” knowing fully well that we would respond by making fun of how she could never reach that lowest note. She […]

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Pro

rofum — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 21:20:49 +0000

A great teacher can change your life. Besides all my music classes, one of my favorite classes in High School was Ecology with Mr. Chamberlain. Interlochen Arts Academy is tucked on a strip of land between two quiet lakes and surrounded by a state park and pine forest. Three times each week we’d spend class […]

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Fred Bowden

rofum — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:04:25 +0000

In 2009 I came to ROFUM in search of a part time custodial position. Little that I knew at that time is that GOD had a full time career awaiting me in ministry. I was born and raised in Detroit, MI. I grew up in a low income household with a high energy of love […]

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Cathy

rofum — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:20:41 +0000

My name is Cathy and I have worn a lot of hats in my 33 years here on this planet. I was the Little Red Hen, in my kindergarten production of “The Little Red Hen,” a babysitter, an acolyte, lacrosse player, Captain of my Cheerleading squad. I was a college student at Central Michigan University, […]

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