hope for the family

As time has passed the responsibility has increased, modified and refined to provide financial support for children in poor families, fostering, medical care and operations. This charity regularly and carefully monitors its income and expenditure to provide maximum benefit and sustainable support to make the most efficient use of the sponsorship that is entrusted to the care of the charity.

Hope for the Family wants to build on the accomplishment of previous achievements, by continuing to support children and families in need where the state system does not achieve this and extending its programme as needs and resources allow. We are entirely dependent upon sponsorship to make things possible for children in families whose lives have become desperate.

At the Children's Hospital we saw babies who had been abandoned. Some that were older were tied to their cots to prevent them climbing out, or harming themselves. There were no toys. Hospital staff levels were minimal; therefore spending time to play and stimulate the children was not an option.

We returned home promising that we would raise money to save three of the children, who were brothers and sister and sponsor them to be placed in Caminul Felix orphanage.

This was the beginning of our challenge, mission and ministry where we rely upon God and the generosity of others who have the same vision as us, to finance the improvement of the quality of life for abandoned children and poor families in and around Oradea, Romania.

Over the years the work has grown and the support expanded and in 2001 we formally registered as 'Hope for the Family (Romania) Trust' - registered charity no. 1089073.

Our first visit to Oradea, Romania in 1998 to help rebuild an alcoholic centre not only had an impact on our lives, but also affected our future and over the years has also changed the lives of many children and families in Romania by providing essential support. We were taken to Caminul Felix, a sponsored Christian orphanage and Casa Minunata, a sponsored school for mentally and physically disadvantaged children where we saw the care that was being given to children who had been abandoned or did not attend school due to their disability.

If you have ever wanted to do a parachute jump here is your chance. Hope for the Family are looking for hundreds of adventurous volunteers to make a fundraising parachute jump and if you raise enough in sponsorship you will get to jump for free!