As a Christian, I am aware that at any given time of day or night God may call me to go on a mission trip. If the situation is especially urgent, He may even ask me to apparate right over to that foreign land. Thus, in order to be prepared for this scenario, one must always be aptly dressed for a mission trip/camp-situation. Just in case you're confused about what that looks like, let me break it down for you: Chacos, t-shirt, Nalgene bottle, passport, digital camera, bandana head band, and you're good to go. This attire is also useful for those times when your big-bro/big-sister date or Backyard Bible Club session turns into a classic camp-counseling situation, complete with archery, horse-back riding, and songs around the fire.
As every Ouachitonian knows, outfits like the one mentioned above make for optimal comfort when navigating the Roman Road alongside your translator, throwing up that Honduran kid in the air like an airplane for the 50th time in a row, or combating a tricky toilet situation out in the African Bush. Sure, you can choose to wear something else to class each day, but just prepare yourself for 97% less effectiveness when that Shofar blows, and God calls you to red-eye it over to the Philippines.
When I was at obu it seemed there was a lot less Chaco and bandana wearing and a lot more super cute high-heel wedge wearing. Going to class all but required an up-do and evening wear (unless you were in the pj wearing crowd of course.) :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so so true. Carrying a Northface backpack and a Nalgene water bottle at all times should be added to this list!
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