Today was Josh's birthday and we went all out. First the Parkers had a birthday brunch for him. We had German pancakes, eggs, potatoes, etc. I wanted to cry because there was so much good food. We ate and partied all day long. (We have a 3 day break for Christmas).
There were three phases for his birthday. The first was a gag gift. He got a toy medical kit so he could start practising medicine in the hospital. Phase two was watching polar express at the Parkers. Of course there was more food for the movie. The third phase was the most fun.
We kidnaped Josh. It was 10pm, which is late for Tchad, and we drove down to the river. Josh had a sac over his head and we were swerving all over the road to freak him out. (There was no one on the road because there is a 10 o'clock curfew, but the nasaras occassionally break that rule). We even had some hardcore classical music playing in the background.
Once we got to the river we carried him to the riverside and attempted to rip his clothes off his body. It was cold outside, so we wanted to keep his clothes dry. We were trying to be somewhat thoughtful. Josh was fighting us hard. We ended up throwing him in, jacket and all.
Danae, Olen, and Zach jumped in after Josh. They wanted everyone to jump in. I did say it was cold right?? No one wanted to jump in. So Danae and Zach started chasing everyone trying to throw them in. We were running in the dark screaming our heads off. It was terrifying and thrilling at the same time.
The only lights we had was from the four-wheeler, which wasn't that bright. People could easily disapper in the moonless dark and appear right behind you. It was a difficult task telling enemy's and friends apart.
Thank the Lord I wasn't thrown in the river. Only two people were caught and thrown in. Once everyone calmed down we gave Josh a drink for his 21st biirthday. Okay, we actually got him his favorite soda and served it on the rocks. It is the adventist missionary way of celebrating your 21st birthday.
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