Service Project

May 24th. Seka. a member of this Varazdin Branch gave us an opportunity to serve this week. Her family had received 1.5 cords of wood, dropped off in a big pile in front of her house. The Elders, Zoran (Our faithful member), and us showed up with gloves in hand to assist moving it into her back yard and storage area. She met us at the gate and immediately ushered us into the house where she had "palacinkes" waiting for us. These are like crepes, which you spread either Nutella or jam and roll up. She had homemade juice to compliment the snack, which I'm not sure what it was made of! Now too full to bend over, we began to move the wood from the front pile, into wheelbarrows, through the tight gate, around the first shed, through a narrow walkway, around the 2nd shed across the back yard, and into the wood shed where we dumped it and Zoran began stacking it. Quite a process of sharp turns and tight corners without premature delivery happening! She wanted to feed us again once the job was over, but a tight schedule didn't allow us time to experience the next Croatian treat. "Next time", we told her!