Raylene deBenedictus Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

40 years serving RMI

By Journal on December 5, 2025 Amata Kabua, Arata Nathan, Canvasback Missions, Chuuk, Jacque Spence, Janet Burki, Karen Earnshaw, Maloelap, Raylene deBenedictus, Wotje Feature Articles

Canvasback Missions will mark its 40th year of medical services in the Marshall Islands in 2026. The California-based non-profit group launched services to the Marshall Islands in 1986, working with the late Outer Islands Dispensary System Director Arata Nathan. “The first year we worked in the RMI under Arata Nathan was 1986,” recalled Canvasback co-founder […]

Eye docs hit town

By Journal on June 20, 2025 Canvasback Missions, David Gano, Henritha Henry, Jacque Spence, Janet Burki, Jonathan Haley, Karen Earnshaw, Olivia Gada, Raylene deBenedictus, RMI eye clinics News Archive

KAREN EARNSHAW Walking through the main entrance of Majuro hospital Tuesday morning was an eye-opener with a full house of patients lined up to register to get medical assistance. Strolling along to the outpatient area and to the right the picture was a mirror image with virtually every seat occupied as residents waited to see […]