If successful, they will teach the people in Laamu atoll sea farming as a means of improving the local economy and, in the case of the sea cucumber, help to revitalize the dwindling worldwide supply. Randy's parents live in Lompoc. News of the family's health and safety has been anxiously awaited, often for months at a time. All three grandchildren were born in the Maldives. Mail from the Maldives to Lompoc takes three weeks or longer and sometimes never arrives.
Telephone calls are impossible to plan and are extremely expensive.
About June last year I found out that Randy had an e-mail address. His group's projects are co-ordinated in Arizona. So, I showed them. I e-mailed Randy a message. He was temporarily living in Mali, the capital city.