Beginning Again in Romania

Hello friends and family, this is an update about how our family has been and a little bit about what we have been doing since we left the United States and got here to Romania.
We arrived in Timisoara, Romania on August 2nd, and Sylvia Thomas met us at the airport. She took us to stay in the village of Rusca Montana, where Geta grew up. Geta's family very kindly let us stay in a seperate room out in back of the main house, but after a few days it became apparent that the walls of that room were very moldy, and it was causing us (especially the kids) to have serious breathing problems at night; they seemed to cough all night long, and breathed heavily. We tried for several days building a fire and leaving the door and window open to dry out the walls, but it didn't help at all.
On August 11th, the Thomas family was kind enough to let us use a nice, large, vacant house that they own in the town of Otelu-Rosu for awhile, until we are able to find a place of our own in the southern part of Romania known as Oltenia. Then we will move down there, probably near the city of Turnu-Severin. We have been staying in the house that Thomases own for a little over three weeks now; I am happy to say (and thankful) that the breathing problems cleared up for us almost right away after we moved here.
On August 13th we were honored to be invited and able to attend the wedding of one of our long time friends Eugen; he was married in the church in Rusca Montana, the same church that Geta and I were married in five and a half years ago. Eugen's bride is named Simona, and she is from the Oltenia region of Romania, where we will be moving to soon.
On August 20th, we were privileged to attend the ordination of one of our other long time friends, Cosmin, who was ordained in the church in Zlagna as a missionary in the area. Cosmin and his wife Mari were married in that same church just over three years ago.
On August 27th, I (Andrew) went with another good friend of ours, Ionica (who is also a mechanic), to an automarket in the city of Deva; it is like a bazaar or swap meet for cars. We went to take a look at the different kinds of cars that are available, and get a feel for the prices right now in the market. It was quite interesting -- many different kinds of cars, at all different prices; however, the prices seemed to be more expensive than they are in the united states. Ionica and I had a good time together, and it was a good experience.
On September 12th, we may be going with Utu to a meeting of church leaders in the area where we will be working. There, Utu will introduce our family to the church leaders of the area so that they will know who we are, and that we will be working with Utu and Vio in the area as missionaries. I don't know for sure yet if we are going to this meeting, I still need to hear from Utu for certain about it. I do believe it would be an excellent opportunity to meet some of the various other pastors, missionaries, and church leaders of the area. It would be a way to make new friends in the ministry, and possibly open doors for future ministry opportunities.
Geta and I and the kids do very much appreciate your friendship and your prayers. The following are specific prayer needs for right now:
#1> MEETING: please pray that the meeting on September 12th would be as God would have it, that it would be a positive experience, and that God would be honored.
#2> CAR: please pray that God will continue to guide us and give us wisdom in the matter of finding a car both for our family and for ministry. There is a possibility that God has led us to a car, but we are still seeking God's will on this issue. (This is a whole other story about the search for a car, but that is for another blog entry at a later date). God can close the door on this if He so wills, or He can pave the way for us! Please pray for us for clear direction!
#3> PLACE TO LIVE: we hope to be moving to the Turnu-Severin area within two to three weeks; this is the area we intend to be working in. Please pray that God will provide a place for our family to live, where He wants us to be, at a price we can afford.
Thank you for taking the time to read the entries in this blog; we hope you have been encouraged somehow today. Geta and I hope you enjoy the two pictures we included with this blog entry; they were taken at the house we are currently staying at in Otelu-Rosu. Please know that we are encouraged by your reading these entries and by your continually bringing us before the throne of the one and only true God.
Love in Christ, Andrew, Geta, Joseph, Ammishaddai, Elijah