We've had a great week, lots of good things happened. It rained every day, so we've been nice and wet. I got your package! Thanks so much. Those Trader joes powerberry dipped things are wonderful. And gone already. It was strange receiving a wedding invite to Joey's wedding! That's the first reception I'd ever really want to go to... it's over now though. I haven't seen Grandma's package yet. It's probably just sitting in Surpost for no reason - the people there are lazy.
As far as me saying funny stuff in Dutch, I'm sure I do all the time. This week I confused a man a lot. I told him he had a nice looking poncho(I was soaked to the bone at the time. He explained how he got it from his work at the water purifying center near the city. I misunderstood and heard that he sold them at his water place in the city. I told him that we'd try to come by on Monday to pick 2 up, and walked away. He stood there with a confused look on his face for a minute and then went back to fishing. Elder Lake explained what it was that he had said. Sometimes I forget to actually hear what people say, and I just assume I already know what they will say.
I fixed Elder Lake's bike this morning, we had to replace the entire bottom bracket and cranks. Fixing bikes here isn't as fun as it is in a bike shop. It takes tons more time because you never have the right tools or parts or anything. After a little bit of bashing the bike with a hammer, I got it together and it works beautifully. The problem is that I still need to overhaul my back hub and replace my grips. I guess I'll have time tonight probably. Elder Lake is great to live with, he likes cooking sometimes and makes tons when he does cook. I feel bad though because with how much food he makes, I never need to make anything. I try to make up the difference by making his bed or ironing his shirt and stuff. It's so strange that three weeks from today his mission will be over. He'll be boarding a plane to Trinidad, then to Miami, then to Fort Whatever Texas and then to SLC International. This transfer is going by too fast.
ZR Devredis is coming along great, yesterday she had to save some Portuguese people from getting thrown out of the country, so that was a bummer because she missed church, but she's progressing still. We're going over there Wednesday with the Jansens to try and whoop her butt into shape even faster. We're hoping to get two baptisms before Elder Lake leaves, so we'll see how it goes. Lionel is sliding backwards, he was being rude on Saturday, and bailed out on the YSA activity and church. Those three things combined we may be dropping him after the next appointment. We went to ZR Hek's house(an old member from 2 years ago who only speaks Surinams) with the intention of baptizing her daughter, and/or reactivating her grandson who is missionary aged. Elder Lake had the Hiccups and Zr Hek offered to pray for him. She offered this super baptist prayer and asked that he'd be healed. His hiccups ceased immediately. We laughed pretty hard, realizing that she was more faithful than we assumed.
There is this Korean restaurant I want to eat at today, Elder Lake wants to go get a steak. I think either way will be tasty, but I'd definitely take the Korean place over a steak place. Zr Devredis gave us some Tamarind cookies she makes for a living. They weren't cookies, and weren't all that good. It was more like a big smarty that didn't taste like a smarty but like Tamarind. There is this other crazy fruit here called Mope' it makes really tasty juice, I think I'd prefer Markoesa juice or Mango Juice, but Mope' is unobtainable in the states as far as I know. They also have this one called a Zuurzaak. Sour pocket. That makes good juice too. We've got tons of bananas freezing for smoothies and milkshakes right now. Bananas, coconut milk and pineapple makes good flavors.
We make a good team you 5 and I.
Love you all lots
-Elder Hulme
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