During our most recent trip to Southwest Bay, I got to meet a Vanuatu celebrity - Kali Jacobus, a.k.a. “The Malekula Kid.” He is the current WBO super middle-weight title holder (I saw one of his defense fights in Port Vila a couple of years ago). He lives in Lembinwen Village, and recently built a market house in the village with some of his winnings. Locals from the surrounding area bring their produce every Friday to sell. While the ladies were perusing the produce inside, I visited with the champ. He is a super nice guy, and though he is one of the richest people in Vanuatu, he remains very humble and quite generous.
We tentatively scheduled a “lobster outing” for the next time I am in the village, which basically means we’ll go out in his outrigger canoe after dark and he will dive for lobsters. I am looking forward to it and hope that I can forge a friendship with him that will produce spiritual fruit.
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