DUMFRIES, Va. – After two weeks alone in a hotel room in the Virginia suburbs, 40 minutes outside Washington, Kelsea Mensh was ready to go home.
A few weeks earlier, the 22-year-old Peace Corps volunteer had completed a year of service in the Dominican Republic. She loved being in her “pueblo” surrounded by families and lively children.
She was working on a school improvement project and applying for funding to install hand-washing stations to help provide running water in her community.
She was filled with purpose and excited to fulfill her two remaining years of service. Then an email came, followed by a phone call.