And so begins the next chapter

After a scant five months back in Silverdale, WA (more than half of it away from home!), I am heading to Europe as a Habitat for Humanity International Volunteer (IV) once again, this time to Szarvas, Hungary. This appointment will be from mid June through December 31st, with a couple of weeks added on to explore a wee bit of Europe before returning to the states.

I am the first to be placed twice for an IV position...perhaps simply the first to ask? Very cool, regardless, and I am blessed to have the opportunity to serve in this way again. Color it my dream life, to be able to go abroad to live and give in other cultures and begin to exapnd my understanding of the world and those I/we share it with in this way

My "job" will be to host international volunteer teams coming to Szarvas to build (there are at least 5 scheduled during my time there thus far), and act as a volunteer construction liason on the work sites, along the lines of being a crew chief or site supervisor depending on the team and what is needed. I've loved doing it here in Kitsap County, and in Dublin last year; this is an extension of what I've done to date. Color me excited!o
Szarvas is a town of 18,000 or so, in the southeast portion of Hungary. The Habitat affiliate there began in 2004, and building is done in quads (think townhomes here) using timber frame construction. It will be interesting to see how building methods, terms, and materials compare, begin the growing/learning/discpvery process anew.

Funny how God prepares us for these things...we are building a triplex here in Kitsap County as we speak, our first ever, using stick frame construction on slab, with a concentrated "blitz" build the six days just prior to my departure date of June 18th. Once there, I will spend two days in Budapest before going on to Szarvas, where my orientation will be working with a global village team there doing much the same thing. I could not have asked for a better sequence of events to get into the swing of things both here and there....amazing!