{"id":12921,"date":"2026-03-11T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalomi.nl\/?p=12921"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:31:44","slug":"community-center-lumina-nord-is-open-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalomi.nl\/en\/community-center-lumina-nord-is-open-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Mothers&#8217; Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12921\" class=\"elementor elementor-12921 elementor-12920\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5735d7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-elementor-background-lines-no\" data-id=\"e5735d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-912ab50\" data-id=\"912ab50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a102c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a102c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Since we\u2019re called a community center for a reason, we want to be truly available to the neighborhood\u2014not just for the children and teens. That\u2019s why we organized a mothers\u2019 gathering at both community centers for International Women\u2019s Day.  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While it was quite difficult at first to get in touch with the mothers or fathers, we\u2019ve noticed two years later that they\u2019re becoming more involved. And that\u2019s valuable. That way, we can also make a difference in their lives, and getting to know them better sometimes helps us understand the children\u2019s behavior better.    <\/p>\n<p>March 8 was International Women&#8217;s Day. In Romania, it&#8217;s called &#8220;ziua femeii&#8221; and is celebrated in a big way. People buy flowers for women and mothers, along with chocolate and sweet notes.    <\/p>\n<p>That was a good reason for us to focus on this as well and invite the mothers. So we organized two evenings for the mothers: at both community centers.   <\/p>\n<p>These were meaningful gatherings. The theme \u201cYou Are Valuable in God\u2019s Eyes\u201d was central. We started with a brief round of introductions, and then all the mothers were given a card. On this card, they were asked to write down what they\u2019re proud of, what they\u2019re grateful for, and one positive thing they\u2019d done for themselves that day. Next, we discussed various statements, and they raised a red or green thumb.      <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s moving to see how insecure most women are\u2014how they struggle with so many worries and problems. Some of them can\u2019t read or write. That makes it all the more wonderful that we were able to encourage them with the passage from Jeremiah: \u201cYou are precious in God\u2019s eyes.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p>Next, it was time for a creative activity. We had made little plaster signs that they could paint. There was a little bowl with some candy and a colorful flower for everyone.    <\/p>\n<p>These were valuable meetings. We plan to expand these meetings to four times a year with the mothers.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For \u201cWomen\u2019s Day,\u201d which is celebrated most extensively in Romania, we organized a gathering for mothers at our Lumina community centers\u2014especially for the mothers. 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