Dozens of orphaned children lay neglected in torn, damp cots in a run-down hospital. With a meager staff and scant supplies, the facility couldn’t provide the children with the vital care they needed. Undernourished and suffering, these orphans were starved for love. Some had gone for days without being touched by an adult.

Rebecca Dan-Walsh had witnessed a lot during her years spent in Romania. As director of the Casa Shalom Orphanage in Bucharest, she had seen hollow-eyed children wallowing in the dire circumstances that come with extreme poverty: neglect, abuse, homelessness, hunger. Working through proper channels, Rebecca and her devoted staff have been able to rescue many children and provide them with a home at Casa Shalom.