Elvis came to Hand of Help in 2006. Along with his brothers, Alecu and Dumitru (Dumi), he had to suffer the pain of seeing his family broken up by alcohol. Their father, a notorious alcoholic, used to physically abuse his children and wife, driving them away numerous times in the middle of the night. After years of enduring his beatings, the mother left their home and sought refuge to some of her out-of-town relatives, leaving the children alone, unattended, and having no one else to take care of them.

Having no place to stay, the children drew the neighbors' and local authorities' attention and when they started trying to find them a shelter, Hand of Help decided to offer them a home and a family. A few months after their admission to our orphanage, their mother found out her children were now safe, and got in contact with them. The children's joy was indescribable when their mother made her first steps in reestablishing a relationship with their father. After two years, the brothers were able to spend their vacation with both of their parents, enjoying the comfort of their family.

However, Elvis's father passed away in 2016 due to an alcohol overdose. His wife came from abroad to attend the funeral and the family was reunited at this tragic event.

Dumi's death in 2020 was a very difficult moment for Elvis and Alecu. Over the next years, he slowly learned to cope with the sudden loss of his brother. After turning 18, he enrolled in a state program that offers young adults a monthly stipend until the age of 26 as long as they continue their studies or are employed. He decided to move to the western part of Romania and work along with other young boys from our orphanage at a believer's construction company. God has used their employer as a role model for them and we pray that they would all soon be drawn to Christ and decide to follow Him all the days of their lives.