I HAVE SUCH A CLEAR MEMORY AND VISION OF MY VISIT TO ROMANIA AND, SO OFTEN TALK OF IT. THE GREATEST IMPRESSION IS THAT OF THE WARM WELCOME I RECEIVED AT THE AIRPORT THERE AND THEN THE SAME WARM AND COURTEOUS GREETING FROM THE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.

THE DIRECTOR'S REMARK “ SISTER HAS CHANGED THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MANY HERE AND NOW MANY WANT TO FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE OF CARE FOR THE CHILDREN”. DAILY I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE CONSTANT KNOCK ON SISTER'S DOOR FROM LITTLE ONES WITH ART WORK OR REQUESTING THE SAME. SISTER EVEN LEFT HER CUPPA TO BUY SOME CRAYONS AT THE GATE SHOP.

THEN IT WAS SUCH A JOY TO BE TAKEN TO SEE ALL THE OUTREACH WORK BEING DONE. FIRSTLY HE TOOK US TO VISIT “NAZARETH” - AN APARTMENT HE BOUGHT ON OUR BEHALF.
THERE, BUBBLING WITH CHILDISH HAPPINESS WERE THE ORPHAN CHILDREN BEING SO WELL-CARED FOR. OUR VISIT TO THE COUNTRY AND TO THE HOME OF PAUN FAMILY SHOWED ONE HOME WE HAD PROVIDED FOR A DESTITUTE FAMILY IN DISTRESS. TO SEE HOW PROUD AND HAPPY MOTHER, FATHER AND CHILDREN WERE TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL 4-ROOMED HOUSE, GARDEN AND FRUIT TREES WAS SOMETHING I WILL NEVER FORGET. FATHER COULD NOW GROW VEGETABLES FOR THE FAMILY AND A COW BOUGHT BY VOLUNTEERS FROM DUNDEE PROVIDED MILK.

SUCH NETWORKING - A TEXT COMES TO MIND GO FORTH ALL YE NATIONS TAKE MY LOVE TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (PARAPHRASED!)

SISTER MARY DOMINIC EDINBURGH