8-30-07 Update

Dear Praying Brothers and Sisters,One of the main goals for the Archer family in Romania this year is to purchase property for long-term mission use in the village where the Lord has led them to minister. Last year they found a property that was affordable and intended to buy it with personal savings, trusting the [...]

Bread Prices Increase by 20%

The price of bread here in Huneodara (and RO at large) went up by roughly 20% this past week.  This increase in cost had been expected due to the severe drought in over 2/3 of the country this summer.  However, the prices were not expected to increase until late fall or winter.  The new, higher [...]

Devastating Hail Storm

Last week, a devastating hail storm ripped through the city of Huneodaora and the villages to the north of the city. Many of our friends in the village of Pestis (where we lived and ministered from 2000-2002) had their gardens nearly destroyed. Thankfully the harvest season was early this year, so a [...]

Back Online

The server/provider for WordPress was experiencing some technical difficulties over the last 3 days.  Hopefully that is all behind us now. :)  I have a few posts that I had wanted to make over the weekend; I shall try to catch up over the course of today and/or tomorrow……….

Seabees arrive in Romania

The US Navy Seabees have arrived in Constanta, Romania.  They will be renovating a military base there as well as doing humanitarian work in the region.  Romania needs qualified and trained personal to do major renovating and construction in this country…. the US Navy will be a blessing in that regard.  To read more click [...]

FAQ on the US Military Presence in Romania

This certainly seems to be a good thing for both nations; check it out.
 http://bucharest.usembassy.gov/US_Policy/FAQ_US_Forces_Presence_in_Romania.html

What the US Government says about Romania

Lots of good, concise, and well laid out information here…. highly recommended reading.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35722.htm

To Comment on this Blogsite

Due to hearing of several people that have been unable to make Comments on the various posts and articles here, I added onto the sidebar to the right of the screen. This new section, the second from the top, should explain what needs to be done and why it’s setup as it is. [...]

Romanian News on the Web

Here is the link to a Romanian newsite that I have found to be of frequent interest. It features a daily compilation of top news stories throughout Romania and the region. I have added it to the blogroll (sidebar towards the bottom on the right) as well so that it can be easily [...]

Childrens Class

I thought I’d post a quick note to let you all know what’s going on with the English/Bible class that we’ve been holding in Bretea Romana every Wed (for 2+ months). We have 15 kids/youth on the roster ranging from ages 3 - 16. We probably have about 10 or so that are [...]