Mike Wolfe
Mike Wolfe works for aid agency World Vision where he is Water and Sanitation Technical Adviser for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. When not traipsing around the bush, he lives in Madang, PNG, and goes diving most weekends. He has previously worked in Sri Lanka, Uganda, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan.
Letter from PNG: "Jesus wants you to build a toilet"
Author: Mike Wolfe
"Jesus wants you to build a toilet for the women," I told Pastor Barry in my best broken Tok Pisin. Normally I feel a bit annoyed when people make Jesus the poster child for their personal cause. I remember, for example, the billboard in Atlanta a few years ago that showed a picture of a cherubic Jesus and stated "Jesus was a vegetarian." I laughed nearly every time I saw it. But Pastor Barry wore a baseball cap that sported the phrase "Jesus is my boss", so I figured I had his attention. ...
Author: Mike Wolfe
"Jesus wants you to build a toilet for the women," I told Pastor Barry in my best broken Tok Pisin. Normally I feel a bit annoyed when people make Jesus the poster child for their personal cause. I remember, for example, the billboard in Atlanta a few years ago that showed a picture of a cherubic Jesus and stated "Jesus was a vegetarian." I laughed nearly every time I saw it. But Pastor Barry wore a baseball cap that sported the phrase "Jesus is my boss", so I figured I had his attention. ...
