Tower and Town, September 2019 (view the full edition)TTV: Jo FortuneIn the summer of 2018, the Kempson Rosedale Enterprise Trust helped me reach my goal: to experience a community unlike mine, and to offer teachings within. On arrival at the small village of Gunjur in The Gambia, I was apprehensive; I soon discovered how unnecessary this feeling was. I was welcomed by so many smiling faces who were just as excited to learn about my life as I was about theirs. Over the course of my stay, a genuine deep bond grew between myself and the people of the community, one that will never leave. Even now, months later, I am still in daily contact with some of my new brothers in The Gambia. The whole trip gave me a sense of real family and belonging and a confidence that could not simply be learnt. I will return to The Gambia one day, and I cannot wait! Thank you so much to Thriving Through Venture for making this possible. You have helped me have a life changing experience that will remain in me forever. A link to all of the project work we accomplished in The Gambia is here: ttventure.org Jo Fortune |