Yesterday was Earth Day.
Wes and I celebrated by planting a patch of grass in a metal wash bin, which is now sitting in our sun room. Grass is rare in El Alto. Green is rare in El Alto. Oxygen is rare in El Alto. I'm happy to have a place to stick my bare feet in and breathe.
Luke (almost 2), Elias (5), and Andrea celebrated by picking up trash on their short street. Apparently half the block filled half a large trash bag. Elias is forever changed and burdened to save the planet. Trash is not rare in El Alto. Eli has his work cut out for him.
The Casa de Esperanza celebrated by initiating a recycling program. We now have 3 large baskets marked: papel, plasticos, and otros.
I've been thinking a lot about the garden, land, its significance in Scripture. What kind of restoration might come about for our women through buying a patch of land and working there together. What it would mean to plant and water and harvest together, to bring our first fruits to the altar in offering, and celebrate there His faithfulness.
Books we've read that are moving us back to the land...
1. Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community by Wendell Berry
2. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
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