Leadership Profile: Romjke Fountain, Trainer and Evangelist, Europe | Lausanne World Pulse Archives

Q. Tell us about your family.

A. I have been married to Jeff Fountain since 1976 and we have three sons, two daughters-in-law, one granddaughter, and one foster daughter.

Q. Give us a brief overview of your work and ministry.

A. I have worked with Youth with a Mission since 1971, first as co-founder of the Dutch initiative and later in legal and administrative areas. Together with my husband I am involved in Hope for Europe, with my main task co-leading the Women in Leadership network of Hope for Europe.

Q. What is your favorite quote?

A. It is not a quote, but it is definitely very important to me. We cannot go through life without forgiveness, first for ourselves to be forgiven by Jesus, but also for us to forgive others. It is skill that needs to be learned when one is young, but when one is old it needs to be a daily practice.

Q. Who has been the most influential person in your life/ministry, and why?

A. As a young person, I worked for Corrie ten Boom. At the time, my parents both died within three months of each other. Her influence on me was very important during that time.

Q. What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?

A. Never let the sun go down on your anger.

Q. What one issue do you believe is the greatest barrier or opportunity to evangelism, and why?

A. The fear of people. There is a great hunger for reality, but there are also great spiritual opportunities.

Evangelism. On Point. Q. Describe a time in which you shared your faith in Christ with someone who didn’t know him, and then saw God clearly work in that situation. A. In one of the Alpha courses in which I was involved I talked with a lady about the importance of leaving the kingdom of darkness behind and focus on the kingdom of light. There was much change in her family, especially her daughters.