Serbians Are No Slouches
Before arriving in Serbia, our host emailed the team a handbook on all the things we should know while being in his country. One tip within the handbook stood out more than the rest. This tip was more of a command, and an absolute: Make sure to always scrub the toilet after every use.
This was fantastic! I was prepared for a nice clean living experience in Serbia, and I wasn’t disappointed. Serbia felt the most like America to me and made me instantly comfortable. There were three bathrooms in the church we stayed in for the month. Each had a very “homey” feel to it. They were slightly decorated and kept up very well. Not only did they look nice, but you were also allowed to flush the toilet paper DOWN THE TOILET! A++ in my book.
This was my favorite room of the three.
Since the handbook was so adamant about scrubbing the toilet, I had to ask our host why it was so important. Was it crucial to prevent clogging? Will the septic somehow break if we forget to scrub? He was kind enough to give a thorough explanation to our entire team and I have a candid portion of that explanation on record to share exclusively here on this inSTALLment of ‘Jon Meets John’.
His final thought was that if people know that you are a Christian, and someone enters a bathroom after you finished using it, but sees that you left stains on the bowl, how can they take you or your faith seriously when you don’t even have the courtesy to clean up after yourself?
PREACH IT BROTHER!
If Jesus washed our sins away, surely we should wash our turds away.
