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STAFF
PROFILE
Name:
Simona
Duciuc
(also known as Ritza)
Place
of Birth:
Suceava
Date of Birth:07/10/1988
Education:
Finished university and have
a diploma and I can work as a Social Worker
I am in the first year of Master in Management of Social Services
Position in Smiles:
Social Worker for Homeless & Salard Projects and Mission Centre
Representative during Mission Trips
Special Moment in your
life/
Brief Testimony:
A special moment in my life was 5 years ago when my mother was
diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a really difficult moment for
all my family, especially for me. I thought I was strong enough to go
to Cluj with my mother and to support her during the surgery. When I
reached the hospital, I cried a lot and I was praying and asking God
to resolve the situation. God didn't answer my prayer at that time,
but few months later my mother
discussed with my father and then with all my family that she said she
didn't want to do chemotherapy any more. Her body was weak and she
said from today we will pray and ask God to heal me and not do any
more chemotherapy. We were praying every day for one year and God is
truly, an awesome
God. He heard
 us
and He healed my mother.
Today my mother is completely cured and she is an encouragement for
the
church and for everybody who has known her before. I have not
enough words to thank God for what He has done for my mother.
Family Details:
I am really blessed to have a great family where everybody is a
Christian. Wasn’t that easy when we were young but God is in control
of everything...I can’t wait to have a family reunion. My father used
to work in a factory, making everything from wood and after that he
was a teacher....and in the last 15 years he is working in a Christian
Children’s Home as a teacher and also as security to the moment. My
mother used to work in a clothes factory for about 15 years than she
was a chef. Now she is not working any more because she is not feeling
strong enough to work. Both my parents worked too much for us and I am
really glad she is not working anymore because now it's our turn to
work.
I used to live in an apartment with 4 rooms in Suceava (north of
Romania). I have eleven more siblings, I am the eighth child (6
sisters and 5 brothers). So I have to share my room with 3 or 4 more
sisters. Actually, I never had my own room before going to University.
Now my siblings are spread out In Italy, England or Romania so it’s
hard to have a family reunion.
At the moment I am
living in Cihei, I have a room here and I have one brother and sister
in Oradea who are studying at Emanuel University. With my parents now
live one more brother and one more sister who are studying. The others
are married and working. I am really blessed to have such a wonderful
family and I am proud to be one of them.
Interests/Hobbies:
When I have some free time I love to swim and to run. Also I really
enjoy reading
 books
about life.
Best part of working
with Smiles:
The best part of working with Smiles is that you can see how God
changes other people’s lives and also changes your own life too. What
are we doing has an impact on people’s lives and at the moment I am
more than thankful.
Hopes for the future
When I was young I used to pray asking God to offer me a job where I
can be useful and to change others lives. He offered me this chance
and I can see that every day. I want to do my best every day and to
 encourage
others.
Now my future dream is to run a marathon for a good cause and to help
others as I used to be helped. |
