After a long period of waiting, praying, and Quiet Times (QT), we finally found clarity on why we needed to have a house to carry out IofC work. 

It wasn't an easy task as we realised we had to considered many aspects before deciding to have an official IofC house in Indonesia.  We learned that when you own an asset, you also need to be responsible for its sustainability. This includes the activities, maintenance, and how to pay the rent and operational costs.

At first, we wanted an office to be more professional in our service and to make it easier to submit proposals. On the other hand, we also needed a home where we could build community, cook, do QT together, and share regularly. We were sure that such a space would give rise to new ideas and strengthen our movement.
Huda and I could have simply rented a house as we usually did for IofC activities. However, as IofC activities grew bigger, more people came and some of our team members needed accommodation. So, a larger house became a necessity. We are happy that we eventually found a house that fit all our purpose.

This whole process was always discussed with Ms. Barbara, and it turned out she had also been praying and doing QT about this house. Finally, she decided to help by providing funds so that we could rent it. This funding came from IofC International and was drawn from Ms. Barbara’s personal contribution to IofC Indonesia.

Without further delay, we processed the move, and one of our team members, Rinni Meir, also moved from Yogyakarta to this house with the intention of focusing and strengthening our movement. Meanwhile, Hayati moved from Bandung to Madura. This was not an easy process for Rinni Meir—it took her a year of reflection before she finally decided to move to Bandung.

Now, Rumah Damai (House of Peace) is organized and well-arranged. We set it up to be Huda's and Meir’s family residence, classrooms, meeting rooms, and common spaces. The schedule at Rumah Damai is now very full, ranging from QT and sharing, CoP, SR classes, TBP, National Consultation Meetings, to the Men’s Learning Circle. All these activities rotate in this house. The atmosphere is lively, and the movement for change grows stronger every day.

Each room has been named after major IofC centers such as Caux, Armagh, Asia Plateau (AP), and other buildings in AP. Of course, there is also a classroom and study room that we named the AKASHA Room as our tribute to Akasha, who has worked with and supported us for more than 10 years, through both challenging and good times.

So far, two international guests have visited the IofC Indonesia office at Rumah Damai: Lord from IofC Philippines and Mike Lowe from IofC UK-Australia.