I am now trained to think that peanut butter and jelly is synonymous
with African travel. A PB and J day will probably also include a 4 hour
nap in a bus station waiting for your 7:30 bus to finally leave at noon.
Or it entails trying to explain to the kind African man sitting beside
you (that doesn’t speak English) that you want to switch seats so that
you can sit with someone in your group who is more likely to have
showered in that day and won’t mind if you fall asleep on them. Now
don’t get me wrong, a PB and J day is a promise that you will meet an
African car mechanic and see an amazing countryside within a few hours
of each other.
PB and J’s usually means that something else is so good there is
either no time or no money for other food. Since we have been in
Tanzania we have had a lot of PB and J but that has come with
immeasurable blessings. From the place we stay, to the resources we
have, to the ministry opportunities, I wouldn’t change the monotony of
the PB and J for anything.
I mean, there are always different ways to switch it up. You could
try the double decker or the PB and double sided J or the PB and J with
chips (add some crunch) or the jelly and peanut butter. How is that for
variety? If you are feeling risky buy a banana and BOOM! totally
different sandwich.
Who decided this would be the “go to” missionary food? Seriously,
there are few options that don’t require cooking materials of a fridge.
If you have any ideas please share because I don’t even like peanut
butter and jelly.
