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Romania:
2010 saw the Epiphany Trust celebrating twenty years’ involvement
in Romania, following the revolution in December, 1989, when the
Lowton Churches Romania Appeal began to refurbish a whole building
(now known as “The English Pavilion”) in the grounds
of an orphanage in Lugoj, near Timisoara.
At that time, 450 children lived in total squalor in the Lugoj
orphanage, “cared for” by a vastly overworked, underpaid
and totally demoralized staff of 28. In the “English Pavilion”,
with the help of local labour and volunteer British craftsmen
and women, a first-class environment for the care and education
of learning disabled children was created. The Lowton appeal,
which now channels its funds through the Trust’s Child Action
International programme, continues to support the work of the
orphanage by maintaining the “English Pavilion” and
the renovation of other buildings on the site.
From early aid convoys across Europe to organising the first
holidays for many orphans, Romania has always encompassed a large
part of Epiphany’s work. Numerous other projects include
the annual and always popular “Camp Romania”, the
supplying of ambulances to a hospital in Sinaia, the construction
and maintenance of “The Arc”, a home for young adults
from the Lugoj orphanage, and the construction of a second “Arc”,
at Stuica near Lugoj, currently nearing completion.
For more information about our projects in Romania please click
on the links below:
The Arc
 When
young orphans from Lugoj orphanage reach 18 they have to leave
the instiution and fend for themselves, many find it difficult
to adjust to independent living and often end up on the streets
or in adult institutions. Our facility in Sinaia aims to act as
a half-way step, and to teach the life skills necessary for these
young adults to cope with the outside world. More...
The 2nd "Halfway
House
.JPG) Thanks
to the amazing fund-raising efforts of Ireland's 'Rejoice Gospel
Choir', a piece of land has been bought in Stuica, near Timisoara,
where the building of our second 'halfway house' is nearing completion.
More...
Camp Romania
 One
of Epiphany's longest-running and most successful projects. Every
year, groups from England make a two week visit to Romania. The
first week is spent in the Lugoj orphanage, and the second in
Sinaia taking a group of young Romanians on (often their first)
holiday. More...
Global
Hand
 Aims
to redress the imbalance between the opposing worlds of massive
waste and chronic need. Epiphany's Arc was recently equipped and
funished through our partnership with this non-profit organisation.
More...
Cold
Mountain Challenge
 If
you've seen the film 'Cold Mountain', starring Nicole Kidman and
Renee Zellwegger, then you'll have seen the setting for our fantastic
fundraising challenge, because 19th-century North Carolina was
recreated in the Transylvania region of Southern Romania.
Fancy the challenge?
Rejoice
Gospel Choir
 Based
in Ballina, Ireland, the Rejoice Gospel Choir backed Epiphany
Patron Jessy Dixon during his 2005 European tour. Since then,
the choir has fully embraced the work of the Trust. In summer
2006 they travelled to Romania to perform 2 concerts and visit
some of our projects. Rejoice are hoping to fund the contruction
of our new 'half-way house' in Lugoj. More...
Completed
Projects
 Since
1990, massive stocks of aid have been transported to Romania,
500 people have visited the country, nearly 200 orphans have had
a holiday in the Carpathian mountains, and 2 ambulances have been
put into service in the Prahova valley through the work of Epiphany.
Read about these and our other completed
projects.
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