FUN.

Greetings all!  Steven here.  I'm just wanting to tell you how I'm enjoying my time here in Suriname, however Tim and Andrew seem to have said everything worth saying.  But they didn't tell you of my bathroom adventures!  As you read prior to this, Andrew had gotten a bad sunburn and Tim had been feasted on by bugs, they are okay now.  I'm a different strory.  I have the runs. which I think is worse.  It has come on and off for the last couple of days, but it's getting better.  The same day that began, I slipped at Fort New Amsterdam and cut up my hand and foot and a few days later found myself standing in a huge hill of anger ants.  I could hardly see my shoe!  I was still being bitten 30 minutes later!  FUN.
Even if it's been a rough start, I really have enjoyed my time here so far.  I find it incredible how God reveals himself to us.  He reminded me of how he loves us even when we slip and fall, when we are cut up, bleeding and hurt.  I'm so thankful.  However, my fondest memory so far was during Sabbet, which Andrew spoke of earlier.  As we opened Sabbet, Crystal preformed a dance to "How Great is Our God" and it was beautiful.  She reminded me of child like faith and the freedom we have to express our love for God.  I wish you could have seen her face as she danced...

Well, I'm gonna go play some Dutch Blitz (which isn't a Dutch game by the way - fun fact for the day) and I will talk to you all later.  I want to thank you all for praying and especially for the all the encouragement the staff has given us.  My favorite so far was the peguin holding a pair of simbals over a sleeping polar bear with the quote, "Do something courageous and then run like heck!"  So fun.  I hope all you first years arrived safely back at school and I miss you all.  Enjoy your time together.  Give each other hugs to each other from me.  Bye for now.  God bless.

Steven 

Oh! This goes out to the Rokos family.  This made me think of you.  For the last couple of days we've been given many hot dogs to eat, even for breakfast!  I finally burst out into song and sang this to Tim and Andrew, "Hot Dogs! Hot Dogs! Hot Dogs here and Hot Dogs there. Aboba Dopa Dopa Dopa..." you know the rest.  I thought you'd like that.