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STAFF PROFILE ........

Name: Mioara Tarau
Place of Birth:
Oradea
Date of Birth: 15th April 1984


Education:
Social Worker University Degree at Emanuel University in Oradea and Master Degree in Social Work at Oradea State University

Position in Smiles:
Social Worker
  
An important moment:
One of the special moments that will stay forever in my mind and I will never forget -happened a few years ago when I started working with The Smiles Foundation in the State Children’s Hospital in Oradea. I met lots of abandoned children and when I was entering into their rooms they raised their hands to me so I would offer them love and hold them in my arms. This was one of the first moments when I faced the hard reality of this world... at that time I was still a student hoping I will change the world when I finish university. I didn’t know at that time the realities of this country.  When I realise how hard it will be to change the world I started praying for strength to help those that are around me.

In my mind, children always had a special place and inevitably at one point I “fall in love” with one of the kids that I met in the hospital. He was an unloved child, he was put aside and nobody wanted him. I start to take a special interest in him and help him to develop according to his age. In a short while I could see the transformation that was made in his life, he became more cheerful, more confident in himself and he learnt how to smile back to me.  But the day when his mum came to take him home came sooner than I was prepared to let him go. I knew that at home he would not be loved and cared for as I would hope for him. At that point my head was broken. I didn’t know what to do, so I decided to pray for his future. For two years I didn’t know a thing about him, but then I find out that his mother abandoned him again and he would go in a Christian foster care centre. This news was amazing...God answered my prayers. I am so thankful that He took care of this child in a special way. I see him often now in the Sunday school at my church and I can thank God for this. God is faithful to us...and I keep praying for this child, so God will use him for His Glory.

Family Details:
I have a wonderful family. My family is a special one – I have a great brother and a sister likewise. When we all get together the whole house resounds with laughter and joy – we have a lot of fun together. Of course my two nephews Isai and Timoty have a great part in this – (they are my sister’s children) and they are full of life, energy and they never get tired. I am glad that they are part of my family together with a great brother-in-law. Also a special and very important person in my family is my grandpa Stephan – who is 88 years old.

Interests/Hobbies:
When I think of what I like to do most in my free time, I also remember the time when I was in my church with others teenagers and we were full of energy and we went year after year on so many trips to different places, especially hiking. We were young and restless. Now every time when I have the chance I spend my free time in the middle of God’s Creation, in the nature. Also I love taking pictures, taking good shots of the places I’m visiting.

A day in the life of... 
Being a social worker in Smiles is a challenge - I always need to have a backup plan in solving the social problems that I face. It is a continuous challenge and fight for what I believe is right. In the work we have considerable success with the people, but sometimes it brings us joy but disappointments too. I often ask myself if I took the right decision, or if I explored all the options for my beneficiaries, but for sure I never get bored. I always look for a solution; I’m making plans and make sure they are followed, hoping that my work will help somebody to improve their life.

Hopes for the future:
My wish and hope is that through my work I can be a blessing for the people around me. I know that the place where I am now is not random, and God wants me to give my best. I wish my life will be a model for the Smiles Foundation’s beneficiaries and to leave my fingerprint on their life.

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