Dialoque with Albert Suryo Sarman
Mr. Albertus Suryo Sarman is a social worker and a researcher in the area of human rights, poverty, and pluralism especially in rural areas. The interview was conducted on 2004....
2001 DT I: Lessons from Spending a Day with People without Homes
We were fortune enough to be able to spend Christmas with about 600 people without homes in 2001. These homeless people came from every corner of Jakarta. The celebration was......
2005 OMC XII: The Heart of the Challenge in Transforming Society
In 2005, FICA set a lofty goal for OMC XII. FICA wanted to craft a social vision for Indonesia based on the biblical values and principles. We invited excellent speakers......
2004 OMC XI: The Start of FICA’s Journey to Mount Moriah
We could tell that something had to be changed in OMC XI. The audience of OMC X had been convicted on Indonesia and was anxious to start working on real......
2003 OMC X: A Decade of Learning
In 2003, we celebrated our 10th OMC. It was truly a watershed moment. In the first 10 OMC, we learnt about Indonesia and ourselves as Indonesian Christians. The last ten......
2002 OMC IX: Shedding the Image of the West and Nurturing Indonesian Christians Own Identity
Few days after OMC 8, the US was attacked by Muslim Radicals. The attack re-energized frontal confrontation and changed the relationship between the West and the Muslim world as well......
2001 OMC VIII: Looking at the Past Sins to Change the Future
Indonesia had gone through tremendous social conflicts right at the end of the second millennium. We saw conflicts in Maluku, Poso, and Sampit. The unimaginable things happened during the conflicts. ......
2000 OMC VII: Learning Hard Concepts on Democracy and Civil Society
The 7th Overseas Mission Conference or OMC was held in Saint Charles, IL in the fall of 2000. We were anxious that year because of the possibility for the computer......
1999 OMC VI: Jesus’ Compassion and the Independence of East Timor
Some of us might not remember, but East Timor was part of Indonesia. In the summer of 1999, a referendum was held for the people of East Timor to decide......
1998 OMC V: Uniting Indonesian Christians in the US to Voice Human Rights Violations
It has been 15 years ago, but we could still remember vividly the May 1998 tragedy. May 98 was terrifying for us in the US. As the report of mass......
1997 OMC IV: The Year Asia’s “Titanic” Sailed: Insider Insights from OMC
1997 was certainly a memorable year for the world and OMC. Princess Diana and Mother Theresa died, Hong Kong was returned to China, and the highest-grossing movies of all time,......
1996 OMC III: Transformation Starts From Ourselves
The third OMC conference was held in Columbus Ohio in 1996. The title of the conference was “Gospel in the Era of Transformation”. Glancing from the title, one would think......