ROOV.com :: A Christian Social Network for Causes and Common Interests
After beta testing in a few select cities, ROOV.com has officially launched nationally for the U.S. But what is it?
ROOV is a new Christian social network that connects you with others in your church and community that have the same ROOVs - shared passions, experiences, and goals. Although it is an online tool, its goal is to connect, motivate, and mobilize people locally and nationally to pursue ROOVs together.
In other words, it is an online community creating offline community. It is easier said than done, which is why ROOV’s development team is keeping the site simple and focusing their efforts on protecting and nurturing the online experience.
Within the next month, more features and capabilities should be added to help you better interact with “friends” and your ROOVs.
Check it out. You can search for “Kent Shaffer” and add me as a friend.
Chris Reeder Said,
June 2, 2008 @ 9:12 am
Bummer… It is not in Florence, SC yet…
Kent Shaffer Said,
June 2, 2008 @ 9:19 am
Oh, I guess it is in still in select cities but on a national level. Pardon my mistake.
Greg Simmons Said,
June 2, 2008 @ 11:07 am
Kent,
Bummer here too. It’s not in Rock Hill, SC yet….I could’ve put in a zip for Charlotte, NC, but I want to be truthful. Loaded my info so they’ll notify me when it is released to the masses!
@Chris Glad to see another SC resident on here. My dad is Director of Missions for the Florence Baptist Assn.
Micah Davis Said,
June 2, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
@Greg & Chris…sorry to keep you guys waiting! We should be expanding to your neck of the woods within the next month so stay tuned.
@Kent…appreciate the write up…will give you a shout soon about my trip up to “T-town!”
Kirby Andersen Said,
June 4, 2008 @ 3:57 pm
Looking forward to it becoming available here also. Sounds very intriguing. Thanks for the tip, Kent.
Johnstone Sikulu Wanjala Said,
June 7, 2008 @ 3:25 am
We are kindly request for your Organization to partner with us. Below is our organization profile. Thank you for the working doing in in Globalis very much good. Please can you extend this project in Kitale-Kenya to share for your good ideas and exchange the programs.
Sima Community Based Organization is a Christian, Non-Profit organization based in Kenya , working to reduce and/or eradicate human suffering by responding to physical, spiritual and emotional needs of people.
At Sima CBO we understand that the future of Kenya is in the children that we serve. With the support of volunteers around the world we are able to serve the widows and orphans in our community to varying degrees. We help with school supplies, basic needs and have even had the opportunity to help build a home for a desperate widow and her orphaned grandchildren. We do this because we know that these are God’s most precious amongst us.
Through this program we endeavour to reach out to people of all age groups with the gospel and Community at large. We in Sima CBO feel that all problems faced by human kind, need to deal with the spiritual needs then the physical needs will be easily dealt with. Given the example of the Clashes, HIV/AIDS scourge which has and it still is killing many people regardless of their age and status. To successfully realize the goals and objectives of this program, we endeavour to work in partnership/collaboration with other churches and Christian organizations both at local and international level. AIDS is the leading killer disease in the country, which has claimed lives of both men and women of ages mainly between 14-40 years. Yet as shocking as these deaths are, the impact of HIV/AIDS does not end with them. Because those dying from AIDS are mainly people in the prime of their lives who are often parents, a less well-known and calamitous effect of AIDS is the vast numbers of children orphaned by the disease.
Sima’s carries out intervention activities with a Community/ Christian approach with love and compassion towards those families, which have been affected and infected by HIV/AIDS epidemic and other issues causing human suffering.
Through the community development and empowerment we mainly target to work with the existing Community Based Groups since they are based at the grassroots and they can easily identify most of their pressing problems in their communities and are able to come up with possible solutions to address them.
Realizing the importance and role to empower women, youths, and men, in order to get income and skills to alleviate poverty.
We are also doing the same programs to addressing about children in the community at grassroots level.
Also we have some information to pass through you about the children.
On behalf of all the children of Kenya, Sima CBO has make a commitment to invest in children in these Three Key areas,
- Child Survival and development
- Quality Education
- Protection for Vulnerable Children.
Thank you in advance.
Johnstone Sikulu Wanjala
Programme Coordinator
Sima Community Based Organization
PO BOX 1691, Kitale 30200 Kenya.
John Darnell Said,
June 17, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Waiting to hear back… Sorta surprised they are in Jacksonville, FL…