An update from Bense

Greetings from Bense, Dominica! The people in Bense are wonderful and have been very hospitable and helpful while final preparations are being made for the group's arrival on Sunday.

Enjoy the photos below and I look forward to meeting you all soon!

-Russell

Glenda is our cook, guide, a member of the
community council, and a wealth of information. She seems to know
everyone on the entire island! Today we went to the capital city,
Roseau, to buy groceries for the upcoming weeks. Here, Glenda poses at a
vegetable stand in Roseau.

The terrain in Dominica is startling. Bense is
situated a bit inland, tucked into the mountains, but the ocean is visible
from a few vantage points.

Today we also bought cement bricks, hammers,
and nails to help fix a house in Anse de Mai, a neighboring village.
An elderly woman was living in the house, which is in near complete
disrepair. Here are Emma Charles, an important member of the
community council and our main contact in Bense, and the daughter of
the elderly woman, outside the house.

Another project the group will undertake is to
repaint this wall in the heart of Bense. We will develop and paint a
mural for the wall depicting the issues that are most significant to
the people of Bense.