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Making Mercy Happen
Making Mercy Happen was the theme of the evening when the Ambassador of Romania, His Excellency and Mrs. Cosmin Vierita, welcomed an overflow crowd of RCE friends and supporters to the Embassy on November 6th. Guests enjoyed delicious Romanian specialties, an address by Mr. Peter Wehner from the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and a new short film about the work of RCE.
Field Directors, Mihai and Carmen Bocsa, told the story of Nicoleta Bogosel who was left in a state orphanage at 2 and suffered 6 years of loneliness and neglect until she was adopted into a Christian family in Romania through RCE.
 Today Nicoleta studies piano and voice at the Arad School of Art and Music and she traveled to the US to play a Mozart Sonata for the gathering and to sing of the ‘Amazing Grace’ of God who rescued her. Every year over 5,000 abandoned children age out of the state system, most end up on the street in drugs and prostitution. Nicoleta’s life bears witness to the transformation possible when people intervene on behalf of orphans, as all God’s people are called to do.
Guests included Robert Marino and his daughter Cassie who are seen here (insert # 2141) with Nicoleta. Robert, a child psychologist for Prince George’s County Public Schools has traveled to Romania often over the years to help train the dedicated staff at Darius House and Sunshine School – passing along his training and experience with disabled and troubled children.
 Making mercy happen takes dedication, resources, and partnerships with individuals like Robert Marino, institutions like the National Rehabilitation Hospital, friends at the Embassy, churches and hundreds of families and friends in Romania and here in the States. We thank God for the provision of so many faithful partners like you.
Despite the troubled economic times people gave generously so that RCE slightly exceeded the fund raising goal that night of $65,000 in gifts and pledges.
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