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Romania, part 1
Learn to do good; seek justice, rebuke the oppressor; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:17

Karen Bucur gently caressed a youngster lying in one of many cribs. The 3-year-old boy’s head was nearly double the size of a normal toddler’s. He is one of countless abandoned babies in Romanian hospitals—many with special needs.

“His condition—water on the brain—could have been treated if the necessary medical procedures had been performed.” Karen said sadly. “Except for a miracle, he could die soon.” The child’s legs twisted awkwardly while he stared vacantly into the distance. The room had three other infants in cribs suffering from various maladies—some treatable, others not.

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