When Hurt Turns to Hope

Dorina’s parents both died of alcoholism within a year of each other while Dorina was of preschool age.  During her early childhood she suffered the typical child abuse from alcoholic parents, including severe malnutrition.  Following the parents deaths the village elders placed Dorina with a relative, a woman who “entertained” strange men in the one […]

Going to Great Heights to Provide Education

Imagine you’re a 13-year-old boy living in a village in rural Romania. You’re filled with hopes and dreams for the future. Maybe you dream of being an astronaut or becoming a teacher. Maybe you dream of becoming a doctor or business man. But in an instant, everything changes. Both your parents have died of aids […]