"Julie" was one of those rare babies who came to Hope House directly from her birth mother. Julie's mother was a young woman who had grown up in the neglect of a state orphanage. As an adult on the streets of Oradea, she had turned to prostitution to survive. When she gave birth to a baby girl, she knew she would be unable to provide for her-but wanted a better upbringing for her child than she herself had received. Providentially, Julie's mother came into contact with Corina Caba on the same day Hope House received its legal status as an orphanage. Julie became the first baby to enter Hope House. Today, instead of living in a loveless institution, Julie lives with her adoptive Christian family in the Romanian countryside. Instead of facing a life of prostitution like her mother did, Julie looks forward to a promising future. Thanks to Hope House, this one family's terrible cycle of neglect, prostitution, and child abandonment has been broken.

"Michael," another little Gypsy boy, was also abandoned by his mother at birth. He spent the first year of his life in the hospital, suffering both physical and emotional damage. When he was finally rescued and brought to Hope House, his body was weak-but his spirit was even more wounded. Throughout his first month at Hope House, Michael spent most nights screaming fitfully, refusing to be consoled. Finally, after much perseverance, the loving staff at Hope House began to break through to Michael's scared little heart. Gradually, he began learning to trust. His sleep improved, no longer interrupted by shrieks and wails. After only a few months, his boisterous, delightful personality began to emerge. Today, Michael is a natural leader, and one of the happiest little five-year-olds you'd ever hope to meet. He lives with his Christian adoptive parents near Oradea.