Meet The Colleagues

Joseph's Service Bio

When Krista Colleague Joe Tobiason signed up to be a Presbyterian Church Young Adult Volunteer, he knew he would be working to empower local residents in Lima, Peru, but he didn't know he'd become an expert in dry latrines. Now on the ecological sanitation team of the Center for Urban Development, Joe helps Peruvians in poverty live sustainably and affordably by turning potential waste into fertilizer. He's also preparing to help the city host an international conference on ecological sanitation. 

Joe shares in his online journal: "The last few weeks, one general theme about Peru has begun to surface- juxtaposition. Everywhere I look there are two worlds that are running into each other at top speed...I knelt down to talk to a little girl who doesn't have a right hand, lives in a squatters' village in the middle of the desert and whose mother is gone all day at work and look up to see one of our trip checking his email on his blackberry. I am daily told how dangerous some other part of town is, but always greeted with the warmest of hospitality..." Connect to Joe's blog from www.kristafoundation.org.
 

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Joe's Blog
Follow the adventures of Joe Tobiason as he seeks to serve God, live out his beliefs, and be truly present in lives. Peru 2009/10

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