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The centre of the children’s work we saw was Deva, and it is the fruit of the remarkable ministry of Brother Csaba, a charismatic Roman Catholic monk.  We asked how many children there were.  He replied, “You don’t need to know how many there are to love them”.  

We later learned they did not count the youngest children anyway, so that more children could be cared for, whilst conforming to the regulations!

presenting a banner made by the Trinity Brownies

It was good to visit Sovata and Torocko too.  In Torocko (pronounced 'Torrossco') is 'Congleton House', right in the centre of what will one day be a centre of the Romanian tourist industry.  Today it provides a home for 30 children in facilities that have been improved largely by the generosity of people in Congleton, and is staffed (as we saw everywhere) by some remarkable and dedicated young Christian people.

The children’s homes were delightful and genuine havens of joy and happiness.  However, we also saw the horrendous situations and backgrounds these children had come from – from squalor and starvation, unbelievable poverty and a listless hopelessness.

Rev. Philip Berry